851 Zeissia

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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].

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