(872) Holda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Holda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holda is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 872 |
| Provisional designation | A917 KH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.4 km (#1,176 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.165 |
| Rotation period | 5.95 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0809 |
| Inclination | 7.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 May 1917
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- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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