851 Zeissia
851 Zeissia| Discovery |
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| Discovered by |
S. Beljavskij |
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| Discovery site |
Simeis |
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| Discovery date |
April 2, 1916 |
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| Designations |
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1916 S26; SIGMA 26;
1950 NS1; 1950 PA1 |
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| Orbital characteristics |
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Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) |
| Aphelion |
2.429 AU |
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| Perihelion |
2.027 AU |
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2.228 AU |
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| Eccentricity |
0.090 |
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3.326 a |
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356.420° |
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| Inclination |
2.391° |
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141.261° |
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7.210° |
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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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