872 Holda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 21 May 1917 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (872) Holda |
Alternative designations | 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) |
Semi-major axis | 2.7315 AU (408.63 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.079385 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.51 yr (1648.9 d) |
Mean anomaly | 8.17394° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 5.988s / day |
| Inclination | 7.3752° |
Longitude of ascending node | 194.738° |
Argument of perihelion | 17.534° |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 15.02±1.25 km |
Synodic rotation period | 5.945 h (0.2477 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.2127±0.041 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.91 |
The asteroid is named after Edward Singleton Holden, an American astronomer.
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