879 Ricarda
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 22 July 1917 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Ricarda Huch |
| 1917 CJ | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 98.74 yr (36066 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9230 AU (437.27 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1433 AU (320.63 Gm) |
| 2.5332 AU (378.96 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15390 |
| 4.03 yr (1472.6 d) | |
| 167.363° | |
| 0° 14m 40.056s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.669° |
| 269.958° | |
| 96.549° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.19256 AU (178.404 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.65883 AU (397.755 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.394 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 82.9 h (3.45 d) | |
| 11.0 | |
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.
It is named after German intellectual Ricarda Huch. Main-belt asteroid 8847 Huch is also named after her.
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