1906 Naef

1906 Naef
Modelled shape of Naef from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byP. Wild
Discovery siteZimmerwald Obs.
Discovery date5 September 1972
Designations
(1906) Naef
Named after
Robert A. Naef
(amateur astronomer)[2]
1972 RC · 1943 VF
1952 DG1 · 1965 WF
main-belt · Vestoid[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc51.33 yr (18,749 days)
Aphelion2.6944 AU
Perihelion2.0517 AU
2.3731 AU
Eccentricity0.1354
3.66 yr (1,335 days)
94.839°
0° 16m 10.56s / day
Inclination6.4757°
354.84°
14.485°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.64 km (calculated)[3]
7.923±0.090[4]
8.057±0.083 km[5]
11.00818±0.00001 h[6]
11.009±0.0012 h[a]
11.0090±0.0002 h[7]
11.03±0.02 h[8]
0.2282±0.0466[5]
0.234±0.052[4]
0.4 (assumed)[3]
SQ[9] · V[3]
12.5[1][3] · 12.7[5] · 13.36±0.31[9]

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.[10] It was later named after Swiss banker and amateur astronomer Robert A. Naef.[2]

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