(930) Westphalia

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Asteroid
(930) Westphalia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4317  AU
eccentricity 0.1430
Perihelion - aphelion 2.084 AU - 2.7793 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.314 °
Sidereal period 3,792 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.10 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 36.48 km
Albedo 0.037
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.01 mag
Spectral class Ch
history
Explorer Walter Baade
Date of discovery March 10, 1920
Another name 1920 GS, A916 DD
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(930) Westphalia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 10, 1920 by the German astronomer Walter Baade in Hamburg-Bergedorf .

The asteroid was named after the German region of Westphalia .

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