353 Ruperto-Carola

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353 Ruperto-Carola
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Modelled shape of Ruperto-Carola
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date16 January 1893
Designations
(353) Ruperto-Carola
Named after
Ruprecht Karls University
1893 F ·A893 BB
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
Mean diameter
14.025±0.784  km
2.73898  h
11.0

    353 Ruperto-Carola (prov. designation: A893 BBor1893 F) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. [1] It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 16 January 1893. It is named after the Ruprecht Karls University (University of Heidelberg), whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.

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    References

    1. 1 2 "353 Ruperto-Carola (1893 F)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2016.