325 Heidelberga

325 Heidelberga
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date 4 March 1892
Designations
MPC designation (325) Heidelberga
Named after
 Heidelberg
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 117.86 yr (43050 d)
Aphelion 3.7223 AU (556.85 Gm)
Perihelion 2.69998 AU (403.911 Gm)
3.21115 AU (480.381 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.15919
5.75 yr (2101.8 d)
7.2090°
0° 10m 16.608s / day
Inclination 8.5545°
344.881°
68.563°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 75.72±1.7 km
6.737 h (0.2807 d)
0.1068±0.005
8.65

    325 Heidelberga is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 4 March 1892 in Heidelberg.

    Based upon its spectrum, 325 Heidelberga is classified as an M-type asteroid. No absorption features have been detected with certainty, indicating it most likely has a nickel-iron or enstatite chondrite composition.[2]

    References

    1. ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "325 Heidelberga", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. ↑ Hardersen, Paul S.; Gaffey, Michael J.; Abell, Paul A. (January 1983), "Near-IR spectral evidence for the presence of iron-poor orthopyroxenes on the surfaces of six M-type asteroids", Icarus, 175 (1), pp. 141–158, Bibcode:2005Icar..175..141H, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.10.017.


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