| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 21 May 1917 |
| Designations | |
| (872) Holda | |
| 1917 BZ | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 115.56 yr (42207 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9483 AU (441.06 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5146 AU (376.18 Gm) |
| 2.7315 AU (408.63 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.079385 |
| 4.51 yr (1648.9 d) | |
| 8.17394° | |
| 0° 13m 5.988s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.3752° |
| 194.738° | |
| 17.534° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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.