Discovered by Johann Palisa Alternative names 1962 UJ Observation arc 131.05 yr (47865 d) Discovered 10 September 1882 Discoverer Johann Palisa Discovery site Vienna Observatory | Discovery date 10 September 1882 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.3648 AU (503.37 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Vienna Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 242 Kriemhild, 220 Stephania, 276 Adelheid, 218 Bianca, 441 Bathilde | ||
231 Vindobona is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on September 10, 1882. Vindobona is the Latin name for Vienna, Austria, the city where the discovery was made.
Its dark surface indicates a carbon-rich composition.
Photometric observations at the Organ Mesa Observatory in New Mexico during 2012 showed a rotation period of 14.245 ± 0.001 hours with a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.03 in magnitude. This is in agreement with previous results.
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