887 ALINDA

'887 Alinda'

Name
'Name'	Alinda
'Designation'	1918 DB
'category'	Apollo asteroid
Discovery
'Discoverer'	Max Wolf
'Discovery date'	January 3, 1918
'Discovery site'	Heidelberg
Orbital elements
Epoch May 12, 1975 (JDCT 2442544.5)
'Eccentricity ''(e)'''	0.553
'Semimajor axis ''(a)'''	2.501 AU
'Perihelion ''(q)'''	1.117 AU
'Aphelion ''(Q)'''	3.886 AU
'Orbital period ''(P)'''	3.956 a
'Inclination ''(i)'''	9.185°
'Longitude of the ascending node ''(Ω)'''	111.098°
'Argument of Perihelion ''(ω)'''	349.281°
'Mean anomaly ''(M)'''	123.633°

'887 Alinda' is an asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was originally discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf in 1918. It lies within the main asteroid belt and is the namesake for the Alinda family group of asteroids, although it is also classified as a Amor III asteroid. It has a 1:3 orbital resonance with Jupiter.

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★ Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets