893 Leopoldina

893 Leopoldina
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date31 May 1918
Designations
(893) Leopoldina
Named after
Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
(Germany's nat'l academy)[2]
A918 KD · 1935 OL
1918 DS
main-belt [1][3] · (outer)
background [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.67 yr (37,134 d)
Aphelion3.5069 AU
Perihelion2.6027 AU
3.0548 AU
Eccentricity0.1480
5.34 yr (1,950 d)
291.98°
0° 11m 4.56s / day
Inclination17.025°
144.94°
222.40°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions82.8 km × 59.8 km[5]
  • 75.55±0.97 km[6]
  • 76.14±4.5 km[7]
  • 85.992±0.577 km[8]
14.115±0.003 h[9][a]
  • 0.039±0.007[8]
  • 0.0497±0.006[7]
  • 0.051±0.001[6]
9.6[1][3]

893 Leopoldina (prov. designation: A918 KD or 1918 DS) is a large and elongated background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 31 May 1918.[1] The dark carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 14.1 hours and measures approximately 76 kilometers (47 miles) in diameter. It was named for Germany's national academy, the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle.[2]

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