Discovered by August Kopff MPC designation 619 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 22 October 1906 Discoverer August Kopff Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 22 October 1906 Alternative names 1906 WC Observation arc 109.47 yr (39985 d) Orbits Sun Named after Triberg im Schwarzwald | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 625 Xenia, 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 417 Suevia | ||
619 Triberga is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1906 by August Kopff at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory. Since it has an orbit that repeats itself almost exactly every four years in respect to the position of the Sun and Earth it has been suggested as a way to calculate the mass of the moon. Triberga was named for the German town of Triberg.
Since it has an absolute magnitude of 9.9, it is roughly 43 km in diameter. It has an opposition apparent magnitude of 13.5.
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