(455) Bruchsalia

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Asteroid
(455) Bruchsalia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,655  AU
eccentricity 0.294
Perihelion - aphelion 1.874 AU - 3.436 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12 °
Length of the ascending node 76.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 272.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 3, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 119 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 84.42 km
Albedo 0.0709
Rotation period 11 h 50 min
Absolute brightness 8.86 likes
history
Explorer M. Wolf , Arnold Schwassmann
Date of discovery May 22, 1900
Another name 1900 FG, 1937 AA 1 , 1959 ED 1
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(455) Bruchsalia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 25, 1900 by the German astronomers Max Wolf and Arnold Schwassmann in Heidelberg .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the German city of Bruchsal .

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