(898) Hildegard

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Asteroid
(898) Hildegard
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7255  AU
eccentricity 0.3748
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7041 AU - 3.7469 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.105 °
Sidereal period 4,500 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.04 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 12 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.6 mag
Spectral class Sl
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery August 3, 1918
Another name 1918 EA, 1936 PA
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(898) Hildegard is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 3, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after Saint Hildegard von Bingen .

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