340 Eduarda
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A three-dimensional model of 340 Eduarda based on its light curve.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | September 25, 1892 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Heinrich Eduard von Lade |
| 1892 H | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 458.835 Gm (3.067 AU) |
| Perihelion | 362.429 Gm (2.423 AU) |
| 410.632 Gm (2.745 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| 1661.042 d (4.55 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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17.98 km/s |
| 193.091° | |
| Inclination | 4.679° |
| 27.115° | |
| 42.727° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 30.0 km |
| 9.9 | |
340 Eduarda is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on September 25, 1892 in Heidelberg.[2] It was named after German banker and amateur astronomer Heinrich Eduard von Lade.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana during 2006 gave a light curve with a period of 8.04 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.25 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]
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