Astronomy:422 Berolina
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Witt |
| Discovery date | 8 October 1896 |
| Designations | |
| (422) Berolina | |
| Pronunciation | /bɛrəˈlaɪnə/ |
| Named after | Berlin |
| 1896 DA | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.00 yr (39811 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.70724 astronomical unit|AU (404.997 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.74907 AU (261.657 Gm) |
| 2.22815 AU (333.326 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.21502 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 yr (1214.8 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 29.4528° |
| Mean motion | 0° 17m 46.817s / day |
| Inclination | 4.99913° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 9.08604° |
| 335.361° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17 - 37 km |
| Rotation period | 12.79 h (0.533 d) |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.83 |
Berolina (minor planet designation: 422 Berolina) is a typical Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by G. Witt on 8 October 1896 in Berlin. It was first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was the famous asteroid 433 Eros.
Although it has an orbit similar to the Flora family asteroids, it appears to be an unrelated interloper due to not being of the S spectral type (see the PDS asteroid taxonomy data set).
References
External links
- 422 Berolina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 422 Berolina at the JPL Small-Body Database
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