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608 Adolfine
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date18 September 1906
Designations
(608) Adolfine
1906 VD
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc104.60 yr (38206 d)
Aphelion3.3986 AU (508.42 Gm)
Perihelion2.6455 AU (395.76 Gm)
3.0221 AU (452.10 Gm)
Eccentricity0.12459
5.25 yr (1918.9 d)
319.449°
0° 11m 15.396s / day
Inclination9.3799°
293.861°
71.494°
Physical characteristics
12.59±1.15 km
8.3458 h (0.34774 d)
0.1603±0.034
10.8

608 Adolfine is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt.

The light curve of 608 Adolfine shows a periodicity of 8.37 ± 0.03 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.25 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "608 Adolfine (1906 VD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
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