(576) Emanuela

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Asteroid
(576) Emanuela
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 2.985  AU
eccentricity 0.197
Perihelion - aphelion 2.397 AU - 3.573 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.2 °
Length of the ascending node 300 °
Argument of the periapsis 26.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion September 20, 2008
Sidereal period 5 a 57 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 84.68 km
Albedo 0.0428
Rotation period 8 h 12 min
Absolute brightness 9.4 mag
history
Explorer Paul Goetz
Date of discovery September 22, 1905
Another name 1905 RF, 1972 JG, A923 BA
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(576) Emanuela is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 22, 1905 by the German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after a friend of the discoverer.

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