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689 Zita

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Discovered by
  
J. Palisa

Alternative names
  
1909 HJ

Aphelion
  
2.8480 AU (426.05 Gm)

Discovered
  
12 September 1909

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Vienna Observatory

Discovery date
  
12 September 1909

Observation arc
  
60.38 yr (22054 d)

Perihelion
  
1.7830 AU (266.73 Gm)

Inclination
  
5.7445°

Discoverer
  
Johann Palisa

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Similar
  
242 Kriemhild, 803 Picka, 528 Rezia, 220 Stephania, 266 Aline

689 Zita is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after Zita of Bourbon-Parma, the last empress of Austria-Hungary.

References

689 Zita Wikipedia