Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 28 November 1883 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (235) Carolina |
Named after
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Caroline Island |
A909 GJ, 1934 GY, 1939 GN, 1956 VK |
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Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 132.11 yr (48255 d) |
Aphelion | 3.06301 AU (458.220 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.69787 AU (403.596 Gm) |
2.88044 AU (430.908 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.063383 |
4.89 yr (1785.6 d) | |
Average orbital speed
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17.54 km/s |
178.096° | |
0° 12m 5.803s / day | |
Inclination | 9.03035° |
66.0344° | |
209.338° | |
Earth MOID | 1.68556 AU (252.156 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 1.99655 AU (298.680 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.273 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ±1.5 km 57.58 |
Mass | unknown |
Mean density
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unknown |
Equatorial surface gravity
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unknown |
Equatorial escape velocity
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unknown |
17.610 h (0.7338 d) | |
±0.009 0.1580 | |
Temperature | unknown |
S | |
8.9 | |
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.