Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1916 AK Aphelion 3.4448 AU (515.33 Gm) Discovered 25 September 1916 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 25 September 1916 Observation arc 99.23 yr (36243 d) Perihelion 2.8197 AU (421.82 Gm) Inclination 9.9848° Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 889 Erynia, 417 Suevia | ||
840 Zenobia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg on September 25, 1916. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it may be named after the Slavic god of the hunt.
Photometric observations of the asteroid during 2006 at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were used to generate a light curve with a period of 5.565 ± 0.005 hours and a variation in brightness of 0.20 ± 0.02 magnitude.
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