908 Buda
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908 Buda (prov. designation: A918 WD or 1918 EX) is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 30 November 1918.[1] The uncommon L-type asteroid has a rotation period of 14.6 hours. It was named after Buda, the smaller part of the Hungarian city of Budapest.[3]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 30 November 1918 |
Designations | |
(908) Buda | |
Pronunciation | /ˈbuːdə/[2] |
Named after | Buda, part of the Hungarian city of Budapest [3] |
A918 WD · 1963 ME 1918 EX | |
main-belt [1][4] · (inner) background [5][6] | |
Orbital characteristics [4] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 101.18 yr (36,957 d) |
Aphelion | 2.8390 AU |
Perihelion | 2.1072 AU |
2.4731 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1480 |
3.89 yr (1,421 d) | |
357.41° | |
0° 15m 12.24s / day | |
Inclination | 13.415° |
85.551° | |
23.523° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | |
14.572±0.005 h[10][lower-alpha 1] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | |
10.8[1][4] | |
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