235 Carolina

235 Carolina
Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	28 November 1883
Designations
Named after	Caroline Island
Alternative names	A909 GJ, 1934 GY, 1939 GN, 1956 VK
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
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)
Semi-major axis	2.88044 AU (430.908 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.063383
Orbital period	4.89 yr (1785.6 d)
Average orbital speed	17.54 km/s
Mean anomaly	178.096°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 5.803^s / day
Inclination	9.03035°
Longitude of ascending node	66.0344°
Argument of perihelion	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	7004575800000000000♠57.58±1.5 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	17.610 h (0.7338 d)
Geometric albedo	6999158000000000000♠0.1580±0.009
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	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.

References

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