(958) Asplinda

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Asteroid
(958) Asplinda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.9810  AU
eccentricity 0.1849
Perihelion - aphelion 3.2449 AU - 4.7171 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.635 °
Sidereal period 7,943 a
Mean orbital velocity 14.928 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 47.08 km
Albedo 0.0415
Rotation period 25.3 h
Absolute brightness 10,244 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery September 28, 1921
Another name 1921 KC
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(958) Asplinda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 28, 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the Swedish astronomer Bror Ansgar Asplind .

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