829 Academia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. N. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeis |
| Discovery date | August 25, 1916 |
| Designations | |
| 1916 ZY | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.836 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.325 AU |
| 2.580 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.099 |
| 4.145 a | |
| 122.512° | |
| Inclination | 8.296° |
| 352.742° | |
| 40.619° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 44 km[1] |
| 7.891 ± 0.005 hr[2] | |
| Albedo | 0.0484[1] |
| 11.0[1] | |
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829 Academia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The asteroid is roughly 44 km in diameter and has a low albedo.[1] Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 7.891 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness variation of 0.44 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 829 Academia (1916 ZY)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Warner, Brian D. (September 2005), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - winter 2004-2005", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 32 (3): 54–58, retrieved 2013-02-03.
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