(873) Mechthild Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Mechthild is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mechthild is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 873 |
| Provisional designation | A917 KJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.5 km (#1,173 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 11.0 hours |
| Spectral type | PC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 5.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 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
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- (342) Endymion
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