353 Ruperto-Carola

353 Ruperto-Carola

File:000353-asteroid shape model (353) Ruperto-Carola.png Modelled shape of Ruperto-Carola
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	16 January 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(353) Ruperto-Carola
Named after	Ruprecht Karls University
Alternative designations	1893 F · A893 BB
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	123.20 yr (44997 d)
Aphelion	3.63014 AU (543.061 Gm)
Perihelion	1.84116 AU (275.434 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.73565 AU (409.247 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.32697
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.52 yr (1652.7 d)
Mean anomaly	145.519°
Mean motion	0° 13m 4.177s / day
Inclination	5.70668°
Longitude of ascending node	102.486°
Argument of perihelion	321.460°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	14.025±0.784 km
Synodic rotation period	2.73898 h
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.0

353 Ruperto-Carola (prov. designation: A893 BB or 1893 F) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 16 January 1893. It is named after the Ruprecht Karls University (University of Heidelberg), whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 353 Ruperto-Carola, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2006)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 353 Ruperto-Carola at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 353 Ruperto-Carola at the JPL Small-Body Database