353 Ruperto-Carola
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 16 January 1893 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (353) Ruperto-Carola |
Named after | Ruprecht Karls University |
| 1893 F | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 123.20 yr (44997 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.63014 AU (543.061 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.84116 AU (275.434 Gm) |
| 2.73565 AU (409.247 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.32697 |
| 4.52 yr (1652.7 d) | |
| 145.519° | |
| 0° 13m 4.177s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.70668° |
| 102.486° | |
| 321.460° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 13 - 30 km |
| 2.73898 h (0.114124 d) | |
| 11.0 | |
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353 Ruperto-Carola is a small Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Max Wolf on 16 January 1893 in Heidelberg. It is named after the University of Heidelberg, whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.
References
- 1 2 "353 Ruperto-Carola (1893 F)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 353 Ruperto-Carola, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2006)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 353 Ruperto-Carola at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 353 Ruperto-Carola at the JPL Small-Body Database
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