526 Jena
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 14 March 1904 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (526) Jena |
Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɛnə/,[1] German: [ˈjeːnaː] |
1904 NQ | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 112.05 yr (40927 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5421 AU (529.89 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7014 AU (404.12 Gm) |
3.1218 AU (467.01 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13464 |
5.52 yr (2014.7 d) | |
174.835° | |
0° 10m 43.284s / day | |
Inclination | 2.1735° |
137.776° | |
357.408° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 20.745±1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 9.474 h (0.3948 d) |
0.0877±0.009 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.17 |
Jena (minor planet designation: 526 Jena) is a Themistian asteroid. It was discovered in Heidelberg by the German astronomer Max Wolf on 14 March 1904 and named after the city of Jena.
References[]
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "526 Jena (1904 NQ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links[]
- 526 Jena at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 526 Jena at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Themis asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Minor planets named for places
- Named minor planets
- B-type asteroids (Tholen)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1904
- C-type main-belt-asteroid stubs