421 Zähringia
Zähringia (minor planet designation: 421 Zähringia), provisional designation 1896 CZ, is a stony asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1896, by astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany. The asteroid was named for the House of Zähringen, an medieval noble family that ruled parts of Swabia and Switzerland.[1][2]
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 September 1896 |
| Designations | |
| (421) Zähringia | |
Named after | House of Zähringen [2] (medieval noble family)[2] |
| 1896 CZ · 1949 WJ A908 OB | |
| main-belt · (middle) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.92 yr (41,243 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2604 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8203 AU |
| 2.5404 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2834 |
| 4.05 yr (1,479 days) | |
| 297.47° | |
| 0° 14m 36.24s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.7854° |
| 187.40° | |
| 209.23° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 14.119±0.320 km[1] |
| 6.42 h (0.268 d)[1] | |
| 0.172±0.027[1] | |
| S (Tholen) [1] | |
| 11.78[1] | |
References
- "421 Zahringia (1896 CZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(421) Zähringia". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (421) Zähringia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 49. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_422. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 421 Zahringia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2001)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 421 Zähringia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 421 Zähringia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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