Discovered by Paul Götz Alternative names 1905 RB Aphelion 2.7789 AU (415.72 Gm) Discovered 19 September 1905 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 19 September 1905 Observation arc 109.81 yr (40108 d) Perihelion 2.0213 AU (302.38 Gm) Absolute magnitude 10.94 Discoverer Paul Götz | |
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Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 441 Bathilde, 556 Phyllis | ||
572 Rebekka is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, which was discovered on September 19, 1905, by a German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg. It was named after a young lady from Heidelberg.
Observations performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007 produced a light curve with a period of 5.656 ± 0.002 hours with a brightness range of 0.40 ± 0.02 in magnitude. This agrees with the 5.65 hour period measured in 1998.
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