Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 27 June 1884 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (237) Coelestina |
n/a | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 131.81 yr (48143 d) |
Aphelion | 2.96365 AU (443.356 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.56551 AU (383.795 Gm) |
2.76458 AU (413.575 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.072007 |
4.60 yr (1679.0 d) | |
Average orbital speed
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17.92 km/s |
253.418° | |
0° 12m 51.905s / day | |
Inclination | 9.74247° |
84.3141° | |
199.113° | |
Earth MOID | 1.55089 AU (232.010 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.1304 AU (318.70 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.315 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ±1.4 km 41.08 |
Mass | unknown |
Mean density
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unknown |
Equatorial surface gravity
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unknown |
Equatorial escape velocity
|
unknown |
29.215 h (1.2173 d) | |
±0.016 0.2108 | |
Temperature | unknown |
unknown | |
9.24 | |
237 Coelestina is a typical Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 27 June 1884 in Vienna and was named after Coelestine, wife of astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer.