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872 Holda
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	21 May 1917
Designations
MPC designation	(872) Holda
Alternative designations	1917 BZ
Orbital characteristics
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° 13 5.988 / 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

872 Holda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

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

References

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

External links

872 Holda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
872 Holda at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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