(689) Zita

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Asteroid
(689) Zita
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,316  AU
eccentricity 0.23
Perihelion - aphelion 1.783 AU - 2.849 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.7 °
Length of the ascending node 168.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 188.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 29, 2011
Sidereal period 3 a 191 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 14.3 km
Albedo 0.12
Rotation period 6 h 26 min
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery September 12, 1909
Another name 1909 HJ
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(689) Zita is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 12, 1909 by Johann Palisa at the Vienna University Observatory.

The asteroid was named after the last Empress of Austria, Zita von Bourbon-Parma , on the occasion of her wedding to Charles I in 1911.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 6th edition. Springer, Heidelberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-29717-5 , p. 66 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-642-29718-2 .