Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1896 CK Observation arc 117.65 yr (42970 d) Discovered 7 January 1896 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 7 January 1896 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.8841 AU (431.46 Gm) Inclination 13.767° Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 417 Suevia, 509 Iolanda, 528 Rezia, 499 Venusia, 540 Rosamunde | ||
412 Elisabetha is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on January 7, 1896 in Heidelberg. It may have been named after his mother, Elise Wolf (née Helwerth).
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