Discovered by A. Kopff Alternative names 1905 SD Aphelion 3.2535 AU (486.72 Gm) Discovered 3 November 1905 Discoverer August Kopff Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 3 November 1905 Observation arc 109.22 yr (39891 d) Perihelion 2.7680 AU (414.09 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Eos family | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 679 Pax, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 625 Xenia | ||
579 Sidonia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by the German astronomer August Kopff on November 3, 1905.
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.
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