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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
425 Cornelia
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Modelled shape of Cornelia from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date28 December 1896
Designations
(425) Cornelia
Pronunciation/kɔːrˈnliə/[1]
1896 DC
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc115.49 yr (42183 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.05934 astronomical unit|AU (457.671 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.71122 AU (405.593 Gm)
2.88528 AU (431.632 Gm)
Eccentricity0.060327
Orbital period4.90 yr (1790.1 d)
Mean anomaly65.7558°
Mean motion0° 12m 3.978s / day
Inclination4.04794°
Longitude of ascending node61.0718°
121.156°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions63.85±1.7 km
Rotation period17.505 h (0.7294 d)
Geometric albedo0.0475±0.003
Absolute magnitude (H)9.7


Cornelia (minor planet designation: 425 Cornelia) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 28 December 1896 in Nice. It is named after Cornelia Africana.[3]

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