442 Eichsfeldia

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442 Eichsfeldia
Discovery [1]
Discovered by M. Wolf
A. Schwassmann
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date15 February 1899
Designations
(442) Eichsfeldia
Pronunciation /ksˈfɛldiə/
Named after
Eichsfeld
1899 EE; A892 FA
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 123.78 yr (45211 d)
Aphelion 2.5112  AU (375.67  Gm)
Perihelion 2.1796 AU (326.06 Gm)
2.3454 AU (350.87 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.070707
3.59 yr (1312.0 d)
185.97°
0° 16m 27.84s / day
Inclination 6.0689°
134.93°
85.047°
Earth  MOID 1.18144 AU (176.741 Gm)
Jupiter  MOID 2.47041 AU (369.568 Gm)
TJupiter 3.550
Physical characteristics
Dimensions66.73±1.4  km [1]
65.58±1.70 km [2]
Mass 1.95±0.20 × 1017 kg [2]
Mean density
1.32±0.16 g/cm3 [2]
11.871  h (0.4946  d)
0.0386±0.002
BV = 0.692 mag
UB = 0.331 mag
tholen = C
SMASSII = Ch
10.03 mag
9.94 mag [3]

    Eichsfeldia (minor planet designation: 442 Eichsfeldia) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomers Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 15 February 1899 in Heidelberg. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.

    Although Eichsfeldia has an orbit similar to the Vesta family asteroids, it was found to be an unrelated interloper on the basis of its non-matching spectral type.

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    References

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