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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 28 November 1883 |
| Designations | |
| (235) Carolina | |
| Pronunciation | /kærəˈlaɪnə/[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 arc | 132.11 yr (48,255 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.06301 AU (458.220 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.69787 AU (403.596 Gm) |
| 2.88044 AU (430.908 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.063383 |
| 4.89 yr (1,785.6 d) | |
| 17.1600 ± 0.0004 hr | |
Averageorbital speed | 17.54 km/s |
| 178.096° | |
| 0° 12m 5.803s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.03035° |
| 66.0344° | |
| 209.338° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 57.58±1.5 km |
| 17.610 h (0.7338 d)[3] | |
| 0.1580±0.009 | |
| S | |
| 8.9 | |
235 Carolina is a sizeableMain beltasteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomerJohann Palisa on 28 November 1883 inVienna, and was named afterCaroline Island, now part ofKiribati in thePacific Ocean. This asteroid is orbiting theSun at a distance of2.88 AU with aperiod of 4.89 yr and aneccentricity (ovalness) of 0.06. Theorbital plane is tilted at an angle of 9.0° to theplane of the ecliptic.[2]
Photometric data collected during 2007 were used to construct alight curve that demonstrated arotation period of17.1600±0.0004 h with a brightness variation of0.30±0.02 inmagnitude.[3][4] It is a stonyS-type asteroid.
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