526 Jena

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526 Jena
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Modelled shape of Jena from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date14 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
20.745±1 km
9.474  h (0.3948  d)
0.0877±0.009
10.17

    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.

    References

    1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. ↑ "526 Jena (1904 NQ)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 6 May 2016.


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