(708) Raphaela
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Asteroid (708) Raphaela |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6717 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0832 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4493 AU - 2.8941 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.488 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,367 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.22 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 21.43 km |
| Albedo | 0.2193 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,443 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Joseph Helffrich |
| Date of discovery | February 3, 1911 |
| Another name | 1911 LJ |
| 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. | |
(708) Raphaela is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 3, 1911 by the German astronomer Joseph Helffrich in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after Raphaël von Bischoffsheim , the founder of the Observatoire de Nice .