873 Mechthild

Summary

873 Mechthild is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 873 Mechthild is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 873 Mechthild's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 873 Mechthild's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Mechthild of Magdeburg is named after 873 Mechthild^[6].
• 873 Mechthild's follows is recorded as Q157549^[7].
• 873 Mechthild's followed by is recorded as 874 Rotraut^[8].
• 873 Mechthild's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 873 Mechthild's Commons category is recorded as 873 Mechthild^[10].
• 873 Mechthild's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 873 Mechthild's provisional designation is recorded as 1917 CA^[12].
• 873 Mechthild's provisional designation is recorded as A917 KJ^[13].
• 873 Mechthild's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1917-05-21T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 873 Mechthild's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08m891^[15].
• 873 Mechthild's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000873^[16].
• 873 Mechthild's asteroid spectral type is recorded as P-type asteroid^[17].
• 873 Mechthild's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 873 Mechthild's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1480052727284588'}^[19].
• 873 Mechthild's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.52'}^[20].
• 873 Mechthild's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.264'}^[21].
• 873 Mechthild's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.276788002208827'}^[22].
• 873 Mechthild's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1555.501136161384'}^[23].
• 873 Mechthild's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.006'}^[24].
• 873 Mechthild's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.9803840806309'}^[25].
• 873 Mechthild's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.627329873230104'}^[26].
• 873 Mechthild's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.016188547665152'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

873 Mechthild's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mechthild of Magdeburg is named after 873 Mechthild^[6].

Why It Matters

873 Mechthild has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]