(169) Zelia

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Asteroid
(169) Zelia
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
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(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 .

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