673 Edda
673 Edda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1908 EA.
![]() Modelled shape of Edda from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 20 September 1908 |
| Designations | |
| (673) Edda | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdə/[1] |
| 1908 EA | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 107.57 yr (39290 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8471 AU (425.92 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7821 AU (416.20 Gm) |
| 2.8146 AU (421.06 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.011542 |
| 4.72 yr (1724.7 d) | |
| 199.04° | |
| 0° 12m 31.428s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.8770° |
| 226.723° | |
| 236.303° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 18.765±0.5 km |
| 22.340 h (0.9308 d) | |
| 0.1044±0.006 | |
| 10.20 | |
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "673 Edda (1908 EA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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