851 Zeissia
851 Zeissia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zeissia |
| Designations | 1916 S26; SIGMA 26; 1950 NS1; 1950 PA1 |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | S. Beljavskij |
| Discovery date | April 2, 1916 |
| Discovery site | Simeis |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.090 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.228 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.027 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.429 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 3.326 a |
| Inclination (i) | 2.391° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 141.261° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 7.210° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 356.420° |
851 Zeissia is an S-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 12 km and it has an albedo of 0.2646 [2]. Its rotation period is 9.34 hours[3].
The asteroid is named after the German optician and company founder Carl Zeiss.
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