232 Russia

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=232 Russia
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=January 31, 1883
alt_names=A921 UA, 1929 QA,
1954 SV, 1970 SN₁
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=381.508 Gm (2.55 AU)
perihelion=313.705 Gm (2.097 AU)
aphelion=449.31 Gm (3.003 AU)
eccentricity=0.178
period=1487.501 d (4.07 a)
inclination=6.071°
asc_node=152.545°
arg_peri=51.287°
mean_anomaly=278.983°
avg_speed=18.65 km/s
dimensions=53.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation="unknown"
spectral_type=C
abs_magnitude=10.25
albedo="unknown"
single_temperature="unknown"

232 Russia is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 31, 1883 in Vienna and was named after the country of Russia.

References

* [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]
* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances]