873 Mechthild
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
| Discovery date | 21 May 1917 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (873) Mechthild |
Named after | Mechthild of Magdeburg |
| 1917 CA | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 98.37 yr (35931 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0181 AU (451.50 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2375 AU (334.73 Gm) |
| 2.6278 AU (393.11 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14851 |
| 4.26 yr (1555.9 d) | |
| 84.0864° | |
| 0° 13m 52.968s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.2740° |
| 150.045° | |
| 110.153° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 14.52±0.95 km |
| 11.006 h (0.4586 d) | |
| 0.0531±0.008 | |
| 11.49 | |
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873 Mechthild is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, named after the Christian medieval mystic Mechthild of Magdeburg.
References
- ↑ "873 Mechthild (1917 CA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
External links
- 873 Mechthild at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 873 Mechthild at the JPL Small-Body Database
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