873 Mechthild

873 Mechthild
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	21 May 1917
Designations
MPC designation	(873) Mechthild
Named after	Mechthild of Magdeburg
Alternative designations	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)
Semi-major axis	2.6278 AU (393.11 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14851
Orbital period	4.26 yr (1555.9 d)
Mean anomaly	84.0864°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 52.968^s / day
Inclination	5.2740°
Longitude of ascending node	150.045°
Argument of perihelion	110.153°
Earth MOID	1.22874 AU (183.817 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.05898 AU (308.019 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.380
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7001145200000000000♠14.52±0.95 km
Rotation period	11.006 h (0.4586 d)
Geometric albedo	6998531000000000000♠0.0531±0.008
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.49

873 Mechthild is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, named after the Christian medieval mystic Mechthild of Magdeburg.

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