Astronomy:625 Xenia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 11 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) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.2470 astronomical unit|AU (485.74 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.0428 AU (305.60 Gm) |
| 2.6449 AU (395.67 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.22764 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 yr (1571.1 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 333.734° |
| Mean motion | 0° 13m 44.904s / day |
| Inclination | 12.077° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 127.543° |
| 200.745° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 14.185±0.95[3] |
| Rotation period | 21.017 h (0.8757 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.2195±0.033 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 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]
See also
- USS Xenia, a U.S. Navy ship apparently named for the minor planet
References
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 625 Xenia(1907 XM)". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=625.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 JPL Small-Body Database Browser
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(625) Xenia". 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. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7.pdf#page=77.
External links
- 625 Xenia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 625 Xenia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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