Discovery [1] | |
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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] | |
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, a medieval noble family that ruled parts of Swabia and Switzerland. [1] [2]
The first occultation of a star by 421 Zähringia was observed in 2021.
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] | |
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, a medieval noble family that ruled parts of Swabia and Switzerland. [1] [2]
The first occultation of a star by 421 Zähringia was observed in 2021.