1906 Naef
1906 Naef (prov. designation:1972 RC) is a stony vestoid asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 September 1972, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland. It was later named after Swiss banker and amateur astronomer Robert A. Naef.
Modelled shape of Naef from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 September 1972 |
| Designations | |
| (1906) Naef | |
Named after | Robert A. Naef (amateur astronomer) |
| 1972 RC · 1943 VF 1952 DG1 · 1965 WF | |
| main-belt · Vestoid | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 51.33 yr (18,749 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6944 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0517 AU |
| 2.3731 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1354 |
| 3.66 yr (1,335 days) | |
| 94.839° | |
| 0° 16m 10.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.4757° |
| 354.84° | |
| 14.485° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.64 km (calculated) 7.923±0.090 8.057±0.083 km |
| 11.00818±0.00001 h 11.009±0.0012 h 11.0090±0.0002 h 11.03±0.02 h | |
| 0.2282±0.0466 0.234±0.052 0.4 (assumed) | |
| SQ · V | |
| 12.5 · 12.7 · 13.36±0.31 | |
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