235 Carolina
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | November 28, 1883 |
| Alternate designations B |
A909 GJ, 1934 GY, 1939 GN, 1956 VK |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.06 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 431.275 Gm (2.883 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 405.603 Gm (2.711 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 456.947 Gm (3.055 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1787.859 d (4.89 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.54 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 9.026° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
66.246° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
211.846° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 49.44° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 58.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 17.56 h |
| Spectral class | S |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.82 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.158 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
235 Carolina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 28, 1883 in Vienna.
The asteroid was named after Caroline Island, now part of Kiribati.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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| Previous minor planet | 235 Carolina | Next minor planet |
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