48681 Zeilinger
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Meyer and E. Obermair |
| Discovery site | Davidschlag Observatory, Linz |
| Discovery date | January 21, 1996 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 48681 |
Named after | Anton Zeilinger |
| 1996 BZ | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.7813134 |
| Perihelion | 2.1064488 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1380723 |
| 1395.4636655 | |
| 56.88815 | |
| Inclination | 6.42696 |
| 120.91778 | |
| 26.78682 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.7 | |
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48681 Zeilinger (1996 BZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 21, 1996 by E. Meyer and E. Obermair at the Davidschlag Observatory, Linz.
2005 the asteroid was named after the Austrian quantum physicist Anton Zeilinger, as a present for his 60th birthday.