832 Karin
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832 Karin
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karin |
| Designation | 1916 AB |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | September 20, 1916 |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.081 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.863 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.630 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.096 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4.845 a |
| Inclination (i) | 1.003° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 254.610° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 118.050° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 111.230° |
832 Karin is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is the largest asteroid of the asteroid family Karin, named after it. Found in 2002, the Karin family is notable for being very young: it is currently believed to have formed in a collision only 5.8 million years ago [1]. Most asteroid families are billions of years old, having formed in the early solar system.
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