(674) Rachele

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Asteroid
(674) Rachele
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.924  AU
eccentricity 0.195
Perihelion - aphelion 2.355 AU - 3.493 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.5 °
Length of the ascending node 58.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 42.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 17, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 365 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 97.35 km (± 4.3)
Albedo 0.20
Rotation period 30 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 7.42 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Karl Wilhelm Lorenz
Date of discovery October 28, 1908
Another name 1908 EP
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(674) Rachele is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 October 1908 by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Lorenz in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the wife of the Italian astronomer Emilio Bianchi .

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