526 Jena Explained

Minorplanet:yes
526 Jena
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Mpc Name:(526) Jena
Pronounced:,[1] in German ˈjeːnaː/
Alt Names:1904 NQ
Discovered:14 March 1904
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.13464
Semimajor:3.1218AU
Perihelion:2.7014AU
Aphelion:3.5421abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:5.52 yr (2014.7 d)
Inclination:2.1735°
Asc Node:137.776°
Arg Peri:357.408°
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:112.05 yr (40927 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:10.17
Rotation:9.474abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Mean Radius: km

526 Jena is a Themistian asteroid. It was discovered in Heidelberg by the German astronomer Max Wolf on 14 March 1904 and named after the city of Jena.

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 526 Jena (1904 NQ) . . . 6 May 2016.