(169) Zelia
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Asteroid (169) Zelia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.358 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.047 AU - 2.669 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 354.8 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 334.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 12, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 227 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.3 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 33 km |
| Albedo | 0.2347 |
| Rotation period | 14 h 32 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.56 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | PM Henry |
| Date of discovery | September 28, 1876 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(169) Zelia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 September 1876 by the French astronomer P. M. Henry was discovered.
The asteroid was named after a niece of the French astronomer Camille Flammarion .