Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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325 Heidelberga | |
Discovered: | 4 March 1892 |
Mpc Name: | (325) Heidelberga |
Adjective: | Heidelergian |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Semimajor: | 3.21115AU |
Perihelion: | 2.69998AU |
Aphelion: | 3.7223abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Eccentricity: | 0.15919 |
Period: | 5.75 yr (2101.8 d) |
Inclination: | 8.5545° |
Asc Node: | 344.881° |
Arg Peri: | 68.563° |
Rotation: | 6.737abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Abs Magnitude: | 8.65 |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Observation Arc: | 117.86 yr (43050 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
325 Heidelberga is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 4 March 1892 in Heidelberg. It is orbiting the Sun at a distance of with an eccentricity (oval shape) of 0.159. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 8.55° to the ecliptic.
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. A weak feature in the near infrared spectrum indicates the presence of low-iron orthopyroxene on the asteroid surface.