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425 Cornelia

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425 Cornelia
Modelled shape of Cornelia from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date28 December 1896
Designations
(425) Cornelia
Pronunciation/kɔːrˈnliə/[1]
1896 DC
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc115.49 yr (42183 d)
Aphelion3.05934 AU (457.671 Gm)
Perihelion2.71122 AU (405.593 Gm)
2.88528 AU (431.632 Gm)
Eccentricity0.060327
4.90 yr (1790.1 d)
65.7558°
0° 12m 3.978s / day
Inclination4.04794°
61.0718°
121.156°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions63.85±1.7 km
17.505 h (0.7294 d)
0.0475±0.003
9.7

425 Cornelia is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 28 December 1896 in Nice. It is named after Cornelia Africana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ "425 Cornelia (1896 DC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (425) Cornelia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 49. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_426. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
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