(893) Leopoldina

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Asteroid
(893) Leopoldina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main girdle asteroid IIIb
Major semi-axis 3,050  AU
eccentricity 0.1515
Perihelion - aphelion 2.588 AU - 3.512 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.02 °
Length of the ascending node 145.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 223.5 °
Sidereal period 5 a 119 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 76 km
Albedo 0.05
Absolute brightness 9.5 likes
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery May 31, 1918
Another name 1918 DS, 1935 OL
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(893) Leopoldina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 31, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .