526 Jena
Jena (minor planet designation: 526 Jena) is a Themistian asteroid. It was discovered in Heidelberg by the German astronomer Max Wolf on 14 March 1904 and named after the city of Jena.
Modelled shape of Jena from its lightcurve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 14 March 1904 |
Designations | |
(526) Jena | |
Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɛnə/,[1] German: [ˈjeːnaː] |
1904 NQ | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 112.05 yr (40927 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5421 AU (529.89 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7014 AU (404.12 Gm) |
3.1218 AU (467.01 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13464 |
5.52 yr (2014.7 d) | |
174.835° | |
0° 10m 43.284s / day | |
Inclination | 2.1735° |
137.776° | |
357.408° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 20.745±1 km |
9.474 h (0.3948 d) | |
0.0877±0.009 | |
10.17 | |
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "526 Jena (1904 NQ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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