862 Franzia

862 Franzia
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date28 January 1917
Designations
(862) Franzia
Named after
Franz Wolf
(son of the discoverer)[2]
A917 BG · 1948 TT1
1949 YT · A903 BA
1917 BF
main-belt [1][3] · (middle)
background [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.04 yr (42,749 d)
Aphelion3.0345 AU
Perihelion2.5732 AU
2.8038 AU
Eccentricity0.0823
4.70 yr (1,715 d)
53.871°
0° 12m 35.64s / day
Inclination13.887°
300.01°
120.97°
Physical characteristics
  • 27.033±0.847 km[6]
  • 27.26±1.4 km[7]
  • 28.59±0.91 km[8]
7.5236±0.0006 h[9]
  • 0.125±0.009[8]
  • 0.1368±0.015[7]
  • 0.291±0.033[6]
SMASS = S [3]
9.80[1][3]

862 Franzia (prov. designation: A917 BG or 1917 BF) is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 28 January 1917.[1] The common S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.5 hours and measures approximately 28 kilometers (17 miles) in diameter. It was named after the discoverer's son, Franz Wolf.[2]

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