879 Ricarda
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | July 22, 1917 |
| Designations | |
| Named after | Ricarda Huch |
| Alternative names | 1917 CJ |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.922 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.140 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.531 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Orbital period | 4.027 a |
| Mean anomaly | 268.416° |
| Inclination | 13.681° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 270.120° |
| Argument of perihelion | 96.444° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Rotation period | 82.9 h |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.9 |
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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
- ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "879 Ricarda", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ↑ Veeder, G. J. et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus 114: 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053, retrieved 2013-04-06.
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