(837) Schwarzschilda

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Asteroid
(837) Schwarzschilda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2989  AU
eccentricity 0.0408
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2052 AU - 2.3926 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.73 °
Sidereal period 3,486 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.70 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 6 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery September 23, 1916
Another name 1916 AG
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(837) Schwarzschilda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 23 September 1916 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the German astronomer Karl Schwarzschild .

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