425 Cornelia

425 Cornelia
	Modelled shape of Cornelia from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	28 December 1896
Designations
MPC designation	(425) Cornelia
Pronunciation	/kɔːrˈniːliə/
Alternative designations	1896 DC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	115.49 yr (42183 d)
Aphelion	3.05934 AU (457.671 Gm)
Perihelion	2.71122 AU (405.593 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.88528 AU (431.632 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.060327
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.90 yr (1790.1 d)
Mean anomaly	65.7558°
Mean motion	0° 12m 3.978s / day
Inclination	4.04794°
Longitude of ascending node	61.0718°
Argument of perihelion	121.156°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	63.85±1.7 km
Synodic rotation period	17.505 h (0.7294 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0475±0.003
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.7

Cornelia (minor planet designation: 425 Cornelia) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 28 December 1896 in Nice. It is named after Cornelia Africana.^[3]

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Discovery
Modelled shape of Cornelia from its lightcurve
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	28 December 1896
Designations
MPC designation	(425) Cornelia
Pronunciation	/kɔːrˈniːliə/^[1]
Alternative designations	1896 DC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	115.49 yr (42183 d)
Aphelion	3.05934 AU (457.671 Gm)
Perihelion	2.71122 AU (405.593 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.88528 AU (431.632 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.060327
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.90 yr (1790.1 d)
Mean anomaly	65.7558°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 3.978^s / day
Inclination	4.04794°
Longitude of ascending node	61.0718°
Argument of perihelion	121.156°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	63.85±1.7 km
Synodic rotation period	17.505 h (0.7294 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0475±0.003
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.7