340 Eduarda

"Eduarda" redirects here. For the Portuguese feminine given name, see Eduarda (name).

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 by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	25 September 1892
Designations
MPC designation	(340) Eduarda
Named after	Heinrich Eduard von Lade
Alternative designations	1892 H
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	116.98 yr (42727 d)
Aphelion	3.0610 AU (457.92 Gm)
Perihelion	2.43203 AU (363.827 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.74650 AU (410.871 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.11450
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.55 yr (1662.5 d)
Mean anomaly	23.6445°
Mean motion	0° 12m 59.544s / day
Inclination	4.6773°
Longitude of ascending node	27.051°
Argument of perihelion	41.720°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	30.24±1.2 km
Synodic rotation period	8.0062 h (0.33359 d)
Geometric albedo	0.2118±0.018
Absolute magnitude (H)	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]