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235 Carolina
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date28 November 1883
Designations
(235) Carolina
Pronunciation/kærəˈlnə/[1]
Named after
Caroline Island
A883 WA, 1909 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 (48,255 d)
Aphelion3.06301 AU (458.220 Gm)
Perihelion2.69787 AU (403.596 Gm)
2.88044 AU (430.908 Gm)
Eccentricity0.063383
4.89 yr (1,785.6 d)
17.1600 ± 0.0004 hr
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)[3]
0.1580±0.009
S
8.9

235 Carolina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 28 November 1883 in Vienna, and was named after Caroline Island, now part of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean. This asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.88 AU with a period of 4.89 yr and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.06. The orbital plane is tilted at an angle of 9.0° to the plane of the ecliptic.[2]

Photometric data collected during 2007 were used to construct a light curve that demonstrated a rotation period of 17.1600±0.0004 h with a brightness variation of 0.30±0.02 in magnitude.[3][4] It is a stony S-type asteroid.

References

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  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ a b "235 Carolina". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Warner, Brian D.; et al. (December 2007), "Lightcurve Analysis of 235 Carolina", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 34 (4): 100, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..100W.
  4. ^ Warner, B.D.; Stephens, R.D.; Behrend, R; Poncy, R; Klotz, A; Dyvig, R (2007). "Lightcurve Analysis of 235 Carolina". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 34: 100. Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..100W. ISSN 1052-8091.
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