(8556) Jana

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Asteroid
8556 Jana
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.903  AU
eccentricity 0.364
Perihelion - aphelion 1.846 AU - 3.96 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.4 °
Sidereal period 4.95 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
history
Explorer Zdeněk Moravec
Date of discovery July 7, 1995
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(8556) Jana (1995 NB) is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on July 7, 1995 by Zdeněk Moravec at the Kleť Observatory .

Jana moves at a distance of 1,846 ( perihelion ) to 3,959 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.95 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 5.3651 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.3640.

The celestial body was named after the discoverer's wife.

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