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 | |
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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 | |
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