(442) Eichsfeldia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1899 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.
Where Eichsfeldia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eichsfeldia is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 442 |
| Provisional designation | A899 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 62.2 km (#560 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 11.9 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0708 |
| Inclination | 6.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.