(442) Eichsfeldia
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Asteroid (442) Eichsfeldia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.345 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.072 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.176 AU - 2.514 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 135 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 84.2 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 15, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 216 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 67 ± 1.4 km |
| Albedo | 0.0386 |
| Rotation period | 11 h 52 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.03 mag |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf , A. Schwassmann |
| Date of discovery | February 15, 1899 |
| Another name | 1899 EE, A892 FA |
| 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. | |
(442) Eichsfeldia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 15, 1899 by the German astronomers Max Wolf and Arnold Schwassmann in Heidelberg.
The asteroid is named after the Eichsfeld region in Germany .