Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1916 YZ Aphelion 3.4695 AU (519.03 Gm) Discovered 21 February 1916 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 21 February 1916 Observation arc 99.92 yr (36496 d) Perihelion 2.8693 AU (429.24 Gm) Absolute magnitude 9.3 Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 816 Juliana, 417 Suevia | ||
818 Kapteynia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. This asteroid is named for the Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn.
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