237 Coelestina
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | June 27, 1884 |
| Alternate designations B |
n/a |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.073 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 413.342 Gm (2.763 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 383.183 Gm (2.561 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 443.501 Gm (2.965 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1677.516 d (4.59 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.92 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 9.754° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
84.446° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
201.743° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 69.166° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 41.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude | 9.24 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
237 Coelestina is a typical Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 27, 1884 in Vienna and was named after Coelestine, wife of astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer.
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