851 Zeissia /ˈzaɪsiə/ is an S-type asteroid background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt. Its diameter is about 12 km and it has an albedo of 0.2646 . Its rotation period is 9.34 hours.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | S. Beljavskij |
Discovery site | Simeis |
Discovery date | 2 April 1916 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (851) Zeissia |
Pronunciation | /ˈzaɪsiə/ |
Alternative designations | 1916 S26; SIGMA 26; 1950 NS1; 1950 PA1 |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 90.03 yr (32885 d) |
Aphelion | 2.4286 AU (363.31 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.0276 AU (303.32 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.2281 AU (333.32 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.089975 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.33 yr (1214.8 d) |
Mean anomaly | 101.520° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 46.86s / day |
Inclination | 2.3920° |
Longitude of ascending node | 141.204° |
Argument of perihelion | 7.2372° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 6.13±0.5 km |
Synodic rotation period | 9.34 h (0.389 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.2646±0.050 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
The asteroid is named after the German optician and company founder Carl Zeiss.
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