625 Xenia

625 Xenia
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date11 February 1907
Designations
(625) Xenia
Pronunciation/ˈziːniə/[1]
1907 XN
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.11 yr (39852 d)
Aphelion3.2470 AU (485.74 Gm)
Perihelion2.0428 AU (305.60 Gm)
2.6449 AU (395.67 Gm)
Eccentricity0.22764
4.30 yr (1571.1 d)
333.734°
0° 13m 44.904s / day
Inclination12.077°
127.543°
200.745°
Physical characteristics
14.185±0.95[3]
21.017 h (0.8757 d)
0.2195±0.033
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.[citation needed] The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 XN.

See also

  • USS Xenia, a U.S. Navy ship apparently named for the minor planet

References

  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 625 Xenia(1907 XM)" (18 January 2013 last obs). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b JPL Small-Body Database Browser


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