829 Academia
Discovery | |
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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 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 829 Academia (1916 ZY)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- 1 2 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), pp. 54–58, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...54W, retrieved 2013-02-03.
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