1906 Naef
Modelled shape of Naef from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 September 1972 |
| Designations | |
| (1906) Naef | |
Named after | Robert A. Naef (amateur astronomer) |
| 1972 RC · 1943 VF 1952 DG1 · 1965 WF | |
| main-belt · Vestoid | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 51.33 yr (18,749 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6944 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0517 AU |
| 2.3731 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1354 |
| 3.66 yr (1,335 days) | |
| 94.839° | |
| 0° 16m 10.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.4757° |
| 354.84° | |
| 14.485° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.64 km (calculated) 7.923±0.090 8.057±0.083 km |
| 11.00818±0.00001 h 11.009±0.0012 h 11.0090±0.0002 h 11.03±0.02 h | |
| 0.2282±0.0466 0.234±0.052 0.4 (assumed) | |
| SQ · V | |
| 12.5 · 12.7 · 13.36±0.31 | |
1906 Naef (prov. designation:1972 RC) is a stony vestoid asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 September 1972, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland. It was later named after Swiss banker and amateur astronomer Robert A. Naef.