235 Carolina
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | November 28, 1883 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names | A909 GJ, 1934 GY, 1939 GN, 1956 VK |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 456.947 Gm (3.055 AU) |
| Perihelion | 405.603 Gm (2.711 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 431.275 Gm (2.883 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.06 |
| Orbital period | 1787.859 d (4.89 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.54 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 49.44° |
| Inclination | 9.026° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 66.246° |
| Argument of perihelion | 211.846° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 58.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 17.56 h |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.82 |
235 Carolina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 28, 1883 in Vienna.
The asteroid was named after Caroline Island, now part of Kiribati.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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