872 Holda

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872 Holda
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date21 May 1917
Designations
(872) Holda
1917 BZ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc115.56 yr (42207 days)
Aphelion2.9483 AU (441.06 Gm)
Perihelion2.5146 AU (376.18 Gm)
2.7315 AU (408.63 Gm)
Eccentricity0.079385
4.51 yr (1648.9 d)
8.17394°
0° 13m 5.988s / day
Inclination7.3752°
194.738°
17.534°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
15.02±1.25 km
5.945 h (0.2477 d)
0.2127±0.041
9.91

872 Holda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

The asteroid is named after Edward Singleton Holden, an American astronomer.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "872 Holda (1917 BZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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