689 Zita

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689 Zita
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa
Discovery site Vienna
Discovery date12 September 1909
Designations
(689) Zita
1909 HJ
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 60.38 yr (22054 d)
Aphelion 2.8480  AU (426.05  Gm)
Perihelion 1.7830 AU (266.73 Gm)
2.3155 AU (346.39 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.22997
3.52 yr (1287.0 d)
117.31°
0° 16m 46.992s / day
Inclination 5.7445°
168.175°
188.158°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
7.18±0.3 km
6.425  h (0.2677  d)
0.1183±0.011
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    689 Zita is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after Zita of Bourbon-Parma, the last empress of Austria-Hungary.

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    References

    1. "689 Zita (1909 HJ)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 5 May 2016.