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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | January 16, 1893 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Ruprecht Karls University |
| Alternate name(s) | 1893 F |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 543.956 Gm (3.636 AU) |
| Perihelion | 273.448 Gm (1.828 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 408.702 Gm (2.732 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.331 |
| Orbital period | 1649.348 d (4.52 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.02 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 311.572° |
| Inclination | 5.711° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 102.659° |
| Argument of perihelion | 321.067° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 13 - 30 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.0 |
353 Ruperto-Carola is a small Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on January 16, 1893 in Heidelberg. It is named after the University of Heidelberg, whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.
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