851 Zeissia
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | S. Beljavskij |
Discovery site | Simeis |
Discovery date | 2 April 1916 |
Designations | |
(851) Zeissia | |
1916 S26; SIGMA 26; 1950 NS1; 1950 PA1 | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 90.03 yr (32885 d) |
Aphelion | 2.4286 AU (363.31 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.0276 AU (303.32 Gm) |
2.2281 AU (333.32 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.089975 |
3.33 yr (1214.8 d) | |
101.520° | |
0° 17m 46.86s / day | |
Inclination | 2.3920° |
141.204° | |
7.2372° | |
Physical characteristics | |
6.13±0.5 km | |
9.34 h (0.389 d) | |
0.2646±0.050 | |
11.62 | |
851 Zeissia is an S-type asteroid background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt. Its diameter is about 12 km and it has an albedo of 0.2646 [1]. Its rotation period is 9.34 hours[2].
The asteroid is named after the German optician and company founder Carl Zeiss.
References
- ^ "851 Zeissia (1916 S26)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
External links
- 851 Zeissia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 851 Zeissia at the JPL Small-Body Database