340 Eduarda is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 25 September 1892 in Heidelberg.[2] It was named after German banker and amateur astronomer Heinrich Eduard von Lade.

340 Eduarda
A three-dimensional model of 340 Eduarda based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery date25 September 1892
Designations
(340) Eduarda
Named after
Heinrich Eduard von Lade
1892 H
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc116.98 yr (42727 d)
Aphelion3.0610 AU (457.92 Gm)
Perihelion2.43203 AU (363.827 Gm)
2.74650 AU (410.871 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11450
4.55 yr (1662.5 d)
23.6445°
0° 12m 59.544s / day
Inclination4.6773°
27.051°
41.720°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions30.24±1.2 km
8.0062 h (0.33359 d)
0.2118±0.018
9.90

Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2006 gave a light curve with a period of 8.04 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.25 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "164 Eva", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances, IAU Minor Planet center, retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ Ditteon, Richard; Hawkins, Scot (September 2007), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Observatory - October-November 2006", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 59–64, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...59D.
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