879 Ricarda
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | July 22, 1917 |
Designations | |
Named after
|
Ricarda Huch |
1917 CJ | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
Aphelion | 2.922 AU |
Perihelion | 2.140 AU |
2.531 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.155 |
4.027 a | |
268.416° | |
Inclination | 13.681° |
270.120° | |
96.444° | |
Physical characteristics | |
82.9 h | |
11.9 | |
879 Ricarda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on July 22, 1917.
This is a member of the dynamic Maria family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[2]
It is named after German intellectual Ricarda Huch. Main-belt asteroid 8847 Huch is also named after her.
References
External links
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>