Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 28 November 1883 | Discovery date 28 November 1883 Observation arc 132.11 yr (48255 d) Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names A909 GJ, 1934 GY,1939 GN, 1956 VK Aphelion 3.06301 AU (458.220 Gm) Similar 242 Kriemhild, 220 Stephania, 276 Adelheid, 218 Bianca, 265 Anna | ||
235 Carolina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 28, 1883 in Vienna.
The asteroid was named after Caroline Island, now part of Kiribati.
References
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