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333 Badenia

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Discovered by
  
Max Wolf

Observation arc
  
123.64 yr (45160 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Max Wolf

Asteroid family
  
Hygiea family

Discovery date
  
22 August 1892

Discovered
  
22 August 1892

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Named after
  
Baden

Alternative names
  
1892 A, A895 DC, A911 CA, 1930 JD, 1932 TC, 1936 QQ, 1937 VB, 1950 BP1

Minor planet category
  
Main belt (Hygiea family)

Aphelion
  
3.63658 AU (544.025 Gm)

Similar
  
417 Suevia, 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 441 Bathilde, 908 Buda

333 Badenia (/bəˈdniə/ bə-DEE-nee-ə) is a large C-type (carbonaceous-type) asteroid in the outer asteroid belt.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 22, 1892 in Heidelberg. It was the first asteroid to receive a temporary designation.

References

333 Badenia Wikipedia