906 Repsolda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named for the German astronomer and fireman Johann Georg Repsold (1770–1830), who founded and ran Hamburg Observatory.
 Orbital diagram of Repsolda | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Schwassmann |
| Discovery site | Bergedorf |
| Discovery date | 30 October 1918 |
| Designations | |
| (906) Repsolda | |
| 1918 ET | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 100.01 yr (36529 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1427 AU (470.14 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6457 AU (395.79 Gm) |
| 2.8942 AU (432.97 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.085868 |
| 4.92 yr (1798.4 d) | |
| 0.00772276° | |
| 0° 12m 0.648s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.783° |
| 40.209° | |
| 295.175° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 69.5 km |
| 15.368 h (0.6403 d) | |
| 9.3 | |
References edit
- ^ "906 Repsolda (1918 ET)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links edit
- 906 Repsolda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 906 Repsolda at the JPL Small-Body Database
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