235 Carolina

Carolina (minor planet designation: 235 Carolina) is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.

235 Carolina
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date28 November 1883
Designations
(235) Carolina
Pronunciation/kærəˈlnə/[1]
Named after
Caroline Island
A909 GJ, 1934 GY,
1939 GN, 1956 VK
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc132.11 yr (48255 d)
Aphelion3.06301 AU (458.220 Gm)
Perihelion2.69787 AU (403.596 Gm)
2.88044 AU (430.908 Gm)
Eccentricity0.063383
4.89 yr (1785.6 d)
17.54 km/s
178.096°
0° 12m 5.803s / day
Inclination9.03035°
66.0344°
209.338°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions57.58±1.5 km
17.610 h (0.7338 d)
0.1580±0.009
Temperatureunknown
S
8.9

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 28 November 1883 in Vienna.

    The asteroid was named after Caroline Island, now part of Kiribati.

    References

    1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "235 Carolina". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.


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