353 Ruperto-Carola

353 Ruperto-Carola
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	January 16, 1893
Designations
Named after	Ruprecht Karls University
Alternative names	1893 F
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	543.956 Gm (3.636 AU)
Perihelion	273.448 Gm (1.828 AU)
Semi-major axis	408.702 Gm (2.732 AU)
Eccentricity	0.331
Orbital period	1649.348 d (4.52 a)
Average orbital speed	18.02 km/s
Mean anomaly	311.572°
Inclination	5.711°
Longitude of ascending node	102.659°
Argument of perihelion	321.067°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	13 - 30 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	unknown
Albedo	unknown
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.0

353 Ruperto-Carola is a small Main belt asteroid.^[1] It was discovered by Max Wolf on January 16, 1893 in Heidelberg. It is named after the University of Heidelberg, whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.

References

↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

External links

353 Ruperto-Carola at the JPL Small-Body Database

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