851 Zeissia

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851 Zeissia
Discovery
Discovered by	S. Beljavskij
Discovery site	Simeis
Discovery date	April 2, 1916
Designations
Alternative names	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
Semi-major axis	2.228 AU
Eccentricity	0.090
Orbital period	3.326 a
Mean anomaly	356.420°
Inclination	2.391°
Longitude of ascending node	141.261°
Argument of perihelion	7.210°

851 Zeissia is an S-type asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 12 km and it has an albedo of 0.2646 . Its rotation period is 9.34 hours.

The asteroid is named after the German optician and company founder Carl Zeiss.

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