(625) Xenia

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Asteroid
(625) Xenia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,648  AU
eccentricity 0.225
Perihelion - aphelion 2.053 AU - 3.243 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.1 °
Length of the ascending node 127.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 200 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 30, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 112 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (28.4 km ± 1.9) km
Albedo 0.22
Absolute brightness 10.0 mag
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery February 11, 1907
Another name 1907 XN
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(625) Xenia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 11, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .

The origin of the name is unknown.

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