 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. M. Henry, 1876 |
| Discovery date | 28 September 1876 |
| Designations | |
| (169) Zelia | |
Named after | Zelia Martin |
| A876 SB;1933 FC2 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 131.26 yr (47944 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.6662 AU (398.86 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0511 AU (306.84 Gm) |
| 2.3586 AU (352.84 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13040 |
| 3.62yr (1323.1d) | |
| 249.62° | |
| 0° 16m 19.524s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.5001° |
| 354.77° | |
| 334.90° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.04119 AU (155.760 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.65309 AU (396.897 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.535 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.80±1.3km[1] 19.3 ± 0.45 km[2] | |
| 14.537 h (0.6057 d) | |
| 0.178 ± 0.035[2] 0.2347±0.041[1] | |
| O (Bus & Binzel)[2] | |
| 9.56 | |
169 Zelia is amain beltasteroid that was discovered by the brothersPaul Henry and Prosper Henry on September 28, 1876. Credit for this discovery was given to Prosper.[3] Initialorbital elements for this asteroid were published in 1877 by American astronomerH. A. Howe.[4]
Based upon its spectrum, this body is classified as a rareO-type asteroid in the taxonomic system of Bus & Binzel.[2]Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2009 gave alight curve with a period of 14.537 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.14 ± 0.03 inmagnitude.[5]
It was named for Zelia Martin, a niece of the astronomerCamille Flammarion.[6]
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