(421) Zahringia

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Asteroid
(421) Zähringia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.542  AU
eccentricity 0.282
Perihelion - aphelion 1.826 AU - 3.258 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.8 °
Length of the ascending node 187.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 209.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 9, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 19 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 6 h 25 min
Absolute brightness 11.78 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery September 7, 1896
Another name 1949 WJ, 1896 CZ, A908 OB
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(421) Zähringia is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 7, 1896 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the princely family of the Zähringer named.

See also