Alternative names 1893 F Observation arc 123.20 yr (44997 d) Orbits Sun Named after Heidelberg University | Discovery date 16 January 1893 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 16 January 1893 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.63014 AU (543.061 Gm) Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 417 Suevia, 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 352 Gisela, 499 Venusia | ||
353 Ruperto-Carola is a small Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on January 16, 1893 in Heidelberg. It is named after the University of Heidelberg, whose Latin name is Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis.
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