879 Ricarda

879 Ricarda
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

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "879 Ricarda", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-30.
    2. Veeder, G. J.; et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus 114, pp. 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053, CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.31.2739.

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