(874) Rotraut

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Asteroid
(874) Rotraut
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1534  AU
eccentricity 0.0761
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9135 AU - 3.3933 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.154 °
Sidereal period 5,600 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.77 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 56.48 km
Albedo 0.055
Rotation period 14.586 h
Absolute brightness 9,984 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1917
Another name 1917 CC, 1976 WJ
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(874) Rotraut is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 25, 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The name is probably derived from the title of the poem Schön Rotraut by Eduard Mörike .

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