(526) Jena
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Asteroid (526) Jena |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.116 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1381 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,686 AU - 3,547 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.17 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 137.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 358.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 30, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 183 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 41 km |
| Albedo | 0.09 |
| Rotation period | 9.5 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.2 mag |
| Spectral class | B. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | March 14, 1904 |
| Another name | 1904 NQ, A901 TF |
| 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. | |
(526) Jena is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 14, 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the city of Jena in Thuringia .