Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1917 CA Aphelion 3.0181 AU (451.50 Gm) Discovered 21 May 1917 Discoverer Max Wolf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 21 May 1917 Observation arc 98.37 yr (35931 days) Perihelion 2.2375 AU (334.73 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Mechthild of Magdeburg | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 417 Suevia, 889 Erynia | ||
873 Mechthild is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, named after the Christian medieval mystic Mechthild of Magdeburg.
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