Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1914 VT Aphelion 3.1230 AU (467.19 Gm) Discovered 21 November 1914 Discoverer Max Wolf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 21 November 1914 Observation arc 135.93 yr (49647 d) Perihelion 2.9062 AU (434.76 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Eos family | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 417 Suevia, 908 Buda | ||
798 Ruth is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on November 21, 1914.
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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