(629) Bernardina

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Asteroid
(629) Bernardina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.139  AU
eccentricity 0.154
Perihelion - aphelion 2.656 AU - 3.622 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.3 °
Length of the ascending node 86.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 34.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 20, 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 205 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 30.1 km
Albedo 0.21
Rotation period 3 h 46 min
Absolute brightness 9.9 likes
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery March 7, 1907
Another name 1907 XU
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(629) Bernardina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 7, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .

The origin of the name is unknown.

See also