420 Bertholda

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420 Bertholda
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date September 7, 1896
Designations
Alternative names 1896 CY
Minor planet category Main belt (Cybele)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 23 July 2010 (JD 2455400,5)
Aphelion 3,55326416 AU
Perihelion 3,3073759 AU
Semi-major axis 3,43032003 AU
Eccentricity 0.036
Orbital period 2320.6 d (6.35 a)
Average orbital speed 16.07 km/s
Mean anomaly 246.1262°
Inclination 6.642°
Longitude of ascending node 243.086°
Argument of perihelion 228.387°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 141.54 ± 2.08[1] km
Mass (1.48 ± 0.09) × 1019[1] kg
Mean density 9.96 ± 0.75[1] g/cm3
Rotation period 11,04 h
Albedo 0,042
Spectral type P
Absolute magnitude (H) 8.31

    420 Bertholda is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a P-type asteroid.

    It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 7, 1896, in Heidelberg.

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: 98-118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009.  See Table 1.
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