Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1917 CK Aphelion 3.9674 AU (593.51 Gm) Discovered 22 July 1917 Discoverer Max Wolf Spectral type F-type asteroid | Discovery date 22 July 1917 Observation arc 98.72 yr (36057 days) Perihelion 2.0291 AU (303.55 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 807 Ceraskia, 889 Erynia | ||
880 Herba is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on July 22, 1917 in Heidelberg.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2011 gave a light curve with a period of 12.266 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. The curve is asymmetrical with one maxima and one minima.
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