887 Alinda

887 Alinda
Discovery
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.4

887 Alinda (

near-Earth asteroid with an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) of 0.092 AU. It is the namesake for the Alinda group of asteroids and measures about 4 kilometers in diameter. The stony S-type asteroid was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory

on 3 January 1918.

Due to its high eccentricity and semi-major axis of 0.57 and 2.5 AU, respectively, it is a typical

main-belt

. It is the namesake for the Alinda group of asteroids.

Alinda makes close approaches to Earth, including a pass in January 2025, where it comes within 0.0821 AU (12,280,000 km; 7,630,000 mi) of Earth.^[1]

The asteroid's name had been proposed by H. Kobol. It is uncertain whether it refers to the ancient city of

Aboriginal Australians.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 887 Alinda (1918 DB)" (2015-07-06 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^
ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7
.

^ John S Lewis (3 August 2015). "The Alinda Family of Asteroids". Retrieved 26 June 2019.

External links

887 Alinda at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
887 Alinda at ESA–space situational awareness
- Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical properties · Summary
887 Alinda at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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[jpldata-1] "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 887 Alinda (1918 DB)" (2015-07-06 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[springer-2] 
ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7
.

[Lewis-3] John S Lewis (3 August 2015). "The Alinda Family of Asteroids". Retrieved 26 June 2019.

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