908 Buda

908 Buda
	Modelled shape of Buda from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	M. F. Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	30 November 1918
Designations
MPC designation	(908) Buda
Pronunciation	/ˈbuːdə/
Named after	Buda, part of the Hungarian; city of Budapest
Alternative designations	A918 WD · 1963 ME; 1918 EX
Minor planet category	main-belt · (inner); background
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	101.18 yr (36,957 d)
Aphelion	2.8390 AU
Perihelion	2.1072 AU
Semi-major axis	2.4731 AU
Eccentricity	0.1480
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.89 yr (1,421 d)
Mean anomaly	357.41°
Mean motion	0° 15m 12.24s / day
Inclination	13.415°
Longitude of ascending node	85.551°
Argument of perihelion	23.523°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	24.37±1.1 km; 28.29±0.61 km; 30.749±0.492 km;
Synodic rotation period	14.572±0.005 h
Pole ecliptic latitude	(40.0°, 5.0°) (λ1/β1); (225.0°, 16.0°) (λ2/β2);
Geometric albedo	0.087±0.007; 0.118±0.006; 0.1576±0.015;
Spectral type	SMASS = L ; D (Bus–DeMeo); B–V = 0.820±0.020; U–B = 0.350±0.030;
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.8

908 Buda (prov. designation: A918 WD or 1918 EX) is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 30 November 1918. The uncommon L-type asteroid has a rotation period of 14.6 hours. It was named after Buda, the smaller part of the Hungarian city of Budapest.

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