353 Ruperto-Carola Explained

Minorplanet:yes
353 Ruperto-Carola
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Discovered:16 January 1893
Mpc Name:(353) Ruperto-Carola
Alt Names:1893 FA893 BB
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.73565AU
Perihelion:1.84116AU
Aphelion:3.63014abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.32697
Period:4.52 yr (1652.7 d)
Inclination:5.70668°
Asc Node:102.486°
Arg Peri:321.460°
Abs Magnitude:11.0
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:123.20 yr (44997 d)
Uncertainty:0

353 Ruperto-Carola (prov. designation: or) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt.[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 16 January 1893. It is named after the Ruprecht Karls University (University of Heidelberg), whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 353 Ruperto-Carola (1893 F) . https://web.archive.org/web/20200820082219/https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=353;cad=1 . dead . 20 August 2020 . . . 11 May 2016.