(873) Mechthild
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Asteroid (873) Mechthild |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6253 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1509 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2292 AU - 3.0215 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.265 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4, a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.38 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29.04 km |
| Albedo | 0.053 |
| Rotation period | 10.60 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.32 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | 1917 |
| Another name | 1917 CA |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(873) Mechthild is an asteroid of the main belt , which on May 21 in 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The origin of the name is unknown.