237 Coelestina

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237 Coelestina
000237-asteroid shape model (237) Coelestina.png
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date27 June 1884
Designations
(237) Coelestina
Pronunciation /ˌsɛləˈstnə,-ˈstnə/ SEL-ə-STEE-nə, -STY-nə
A884 MA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 131.81 yr (48143 d)
Aphelion 2.96365  AU (443.356  Gm)
Perihelion 2.56551 AU (383.795 Gm)
2.76458 AU (413.575 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.072007
4.60 yr (1679.0 d)
Average orbital speed
17.92 km/s
253.418°
0° 12m 51.905s / day
Inclination 9.74247°
84.3141°
199.113°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions41.08±1.4  km
29.215  h (1.2173  d)
0.2108±0.016
Temperature unknown
unknown
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    237 Coelestina is a typical main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 27 June 1884 in Vienna and was named after Coelestine, wife of astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer.

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    References

    1. "237 Coelestina". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 12 May 2016.