(900) Rosalind

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Asteroid
(900) Rosalinde
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4732  AU
eccentricity 0.1621
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0723 AU - 2.874 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.564 °
Sidereal period 3,890 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.94 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 18.78 km
Albedo 0.101
Rotation period 16.5 h
Absolute brightness 11,529 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1918
Another name 1918 EC
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(900) Rosalinde is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 10, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid bears the name of a character from the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss .

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