(583) Clotilde

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Asteroid
(583) Clotilde
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.171  AU
eccentricity 0.161
Perihelion - aphelion 2.66 AU - 3.682 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.3 °
Length of the ascending node 258 °
Argument of the periapsis 253.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 22, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 236 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 81.64 km
Albedo 0.0660
Rotation period 9 h 13 min
Absolute brightness 9.01 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery December 31, 1905
Another name 1905 SP, 1950 RO, 1954 KH
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(583) Clotilde is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 31, 1905 by Johann Palisa in Vienna .

The asteroid is named after the daughter of the astronomer Edmund Weiss .

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