Discovered by P. M. Henry, 1876 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.6662 AU (398.86 Gm) Orbital period 1,321 days Orbits Sun Discovery site Paris Observatory | Discovery date 28 September 1876 Observation arc 131.26 yr (47944 d) Perihelion 2.0511 AU (306.84 Gm) Discovered 28 September 1876 Discoverer Prosper Henry Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 188 Menippe, 167 Urda, 162 Laurentia, 178 Belisana, 127 Johanna | ||
169 Zelia is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by the brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on September 28, 1876. Credit for this discovery was given to Prosper. It is named after a niece of the astronomer Camille Flammarion. Initial orbital elements for this asteroid were published in 1877 by American astronomer H. A. Howe.
Based upon its spectrum, this body is classified as a rare O-type asteroid in the taxonomic system of Bus & Binzel. Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2009 gave a light curve with a period of 14.537 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.14 ± 0.03 in magnitude.
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