235 Carolina
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 28 November 1883 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (235) Carolina |
|
Named after
|
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
|
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 | 57.58±1.5 km |
| Mass | unknown |
|
Mean density
|
unknown |
|
Equatorial surface gravity
|
unknown |
|
Equatorial escape velocity
|
unknown |
| 17.610 h (0.7338 d) | |
| 0.1580±0.009 | |
| 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.
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