Discovered by M. WolfA. Schwassmann Discovery date 15 February 1899 Alternative names 1899 EE; A892 FA Discovered 15 February 1899 | MPC designation 442 Eichsfeldia Minor planet category main-belt Orbits Sun | |
Similar 417 Suevia, 484 Pittsburghia, 441 Bathilde, 509 Iolanda, 386 Siegena | ||
442 Eichsfeldia is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomers Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on February 15, 1899 in Heidelberg. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.
Although Eichsfeldia has an orbit similar to the Vesta family asteroids, it was found to be an unrelated interloper on the basis of its non-matching spectral type.
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