851 Zeissia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Beljavskij |
| Discovery site | Simeis |
| Discovery date | April 2, 1916 |
| Designations | |
| 1916 S26; SIGMA 26; 1950 NS1; 1950 PA1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.429 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.027 AU |
| 2.228 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.090 |
| 3.326 a | |
| 356.420° | |
| Inclination | 2.391° |
| 141.261° | |
| 7.210° | |
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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