(255) Oppavia

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(255 ) Oppavia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt, which was discovered on 31 March 1886 by Johann Palisa at the Observatory of Vienna.

Oppavia moves at a distance of 2.5266 ( perihelion ) to 2.9663 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.5466 years of the sun. The orbit is inclined 9.4863 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.0808.

Oppavia has a diameter of 57 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.037.

The asteroid has been (formerly Opava ) named after the town of Opava in the Czech Republic. It is the birthplace of Johann Palisa and belonged at that time to Austria - Hungary.

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