435 Ella
Main-belt asteroid
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435 Ella is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 11 September 1898 in Heidelberg. This is the eponymous member of a proposed asteroid family with at least 15 members.[2]
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Discoverydate11 September 1898
(435) Ella
1898 DS
A three-dimensional model of 435 Ella based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf A. Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | 11 September 1898 |
| Designations | |
| (435) Ella | |
| 1898 DS | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.60 yr (42955 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8297 AU (423.32 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0688 AU (309.49 Gm) |
| 2.4492 AU (366.40 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15533 |
| 3.83 yr (1400.1 d) | |
| 265.450° | |
| 0° 15m 25.668s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.8168° |
| 23.192° | |
| 333.682° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 41.49±1.5 km |
| 4.623 h (0.1926 d) | |
| 0.0831±0.006 | |
| 10.23 | |
Photometric observations during 1995 show a rotation period of 4.264 hours. 435 Ella is classified as a DCX-type asteroid.[3]
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