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792 Metcalfia

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Discovered by
  
Joel Hastings Metcalf

Alternative names
  
1907 ZC

Aphelion
  
2.9633 AU (443.30 Gm)

Discovered
  
20 March 1907

Discoverer
  
Joel Hastings Metcalf

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
20 March 1907

Observation arc
  
101.00 yr (36889 d)

Perihelion
  
2.2819 AU (341.37 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Taunton observatory

Apparent magnitude
  
10.33

Similar
  
528 Rezia, 441 Bathilde, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 679 Pax

792 Metcalfia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1907 by Joel Hastings Metcalf and was named after its discoverer.

References

792 Metcalfia Wikipedia