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708 Raphaela

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Discovered by
  
J. Helffrich

Alternative names
  
1911 LJ

Aphelion
  
2.9024 AU (434.19 Gm)

Discovered
  
3 February 1911

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
3 February 1911

Observation arc
  
123.34 yr (45049 d)

Perihelion
  
2.4387 AU (364.82 Gm)

Absolute magnitude
  
10.61

Discoverer
  
Joseph Helffrich

708 Raphaela

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Joseph Helffrich discoveries
  
702 Alauda, 714 Ulula, 699 Hela

708 Raphaela is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

Observations performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007 produced a light curve with a period of 20.918 ± 0.005 hours with a brightness range of 0.45 ± 0.02 in magnitude.

References

708 Raphaela Wikipedia