(425) Cornelia

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Asteroid
(425) Cornelia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 2,887  AU
eccentricity 0.062
Perihelion - aphelion 2.709 AU - 3.065 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.1 °
Length of the ascending node 61.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 123.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 26, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 330 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 64 ± 1.7 km
Albedo 0.0475
Rotation period 17 h 34 min
Absolute brightness 9.9 likes
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery December 28, 1896
Another name 1896 DC
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(425) Cornelia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 December 1896 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois in Nice was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of Cornelia Africana , daughter of the Roman general and consul Scipio 'Africanus' .

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