(879) Ricarda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Ricarda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ricarda is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 879 |
| Provisional designation | A917 OB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.3 km (#2,449 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Rotation period | 135 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 July 1917
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- (328) Gudrun
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- (330) Adalberta
- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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