353 Ruperto-Carola

353 Ruperto-Carola
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	16 January 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(353) Ruperto-Carola
Named after	Ruprecht Karls University
Alternative designations	1893 F
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	123.20 yr (44997 d)
Aphelion	3.63014 AU (543.061 Gm)
Perihelion	1.84116 AU (275.434 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.73565 AU (409.247 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.32697
Orbital period	4.52 yr (1652.7 d)
Average orbital speed	18.02 km/s
Mean anomaly	145.519°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 4.177^s / day
Inclination	5.70668°
Longitude of ascending node	102.486°
Argument of perihelion	321.460°
Earth MOID	0.857131 AU (128.2250 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.72593 AU (258.195 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.266
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	13 - 30 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	2.73898 h (0.114124 d)
Geometric albedo	unknown
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.0

353 Ruperto-Carola is a small Main belt asteroid.^[1] It was discovered by Max Wolf on 16 January 1893 in Heidelberg. It is named after the University of Heidelberg, whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.

References

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