(683) Lanzia
Asteroid (683) Lanzia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.114 AU |
eccentricity | 0.054 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.945 AU - 3.283 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.5 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 259.8 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 283.8 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | April 26, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 181 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.9 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 83 km |
Albedo | 0.15 |
Rotation period | 8.6 h |
Absolute brightness | 8.1 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | July 23, 1909 |
Another name | 1909 HC, 1954 TZ |
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(683) Lanzia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 23, 1909 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the German industrialist Heinrich Lanz , who donated 4 million gold marks in his will for the promotion of science. A million of this went into the founding of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences .