625 Xenia

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625 Xenia
Discovery
Discovered by August Kopff
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date11 February 1907
Designations
(625) Xenia
Pronunciation /ˈziːniə/ [1]
1907 XN
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 109.11 yr (39852 d)
Aphelion 3.2470  AU (485.74  Gm)
Perihelion 2.0428 AU (305.60 Gm)
2.6449 AU (395.67 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.22764
4.30 yr (1571.1 d)
333.734°
0° 13m 44.904s / day
Inclination 12.077°
127.543°
200.745°
Physical characteristics
14.185±0.95 [3]
21.017  h (0.8757  d)
0.2195±0.033
9.9 [3]

    625 Xenia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. [2] It was discovered by August Kopff in Heidelberg, Germany, on 11 February 1907. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 XN. [4]

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    1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 625 Xenia(1907 XM)" (18 January 2013 last obs). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
    3. 1 2 JPL Small-Body Database Browser
    4. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(625) Xenia" (PDF). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 63. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7. ISBN   978-3-540-29925-7.


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