325 Heidelberga

325 Heidelberga
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date March 4, 1892
Designations
Named after
 Heidelberg
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 559.942 Gm (3.743 AU)
Perihelion 398.527 Gm (2.664 AU)
479.234 Gm (3.203 AU)
Eccentricity 0.168
2094.229 d (5.73 a)
16.64 km/s
7.79°
Inclination 8.543°
345.291°
67.883°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 76.0 km
8.65

    325 Heidelberga is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on March 4, 1892 in Heidelberg.

    Based upon its spectrum, 325 Heidelberga is classified as an M-type asteroid. No absorption features have been detected with certainty, indicating it most likely has a nickel-iron or enstatite chondrite composition.[2]

    References

    1. ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "325 Heidelberga", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25.
    2. ↑ Hardersen, Paul S.; Gaffey, Michael J.; Abell, Paul A. (January 1983), "Near-IR spectral evidence for the presence of iron-poor orthopyroxenes on the surfaces of six M-type asteroids", Icarus 175 (1): 141-158, Bibcode:2005Icar..175..141H, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.10.017, retrieved 2013-03-30.