Astronomy:689 Zita

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689 Zita
Discovery
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteVienna
Discovery date12 September 1909
Designations
(689) Zita
1909 HJ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc60.38 yr (22054 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.8480 astronomical unit|AU (426.05 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.7830 AU (266.73 Gm)
2.3155 AU (346.39 Gm)
Eccentricity0.22997
Orbital period3.52 yr (1287.0 d)
Mean anomaly117.31°
Mean motion0° 16m 46.992s / day
Inclination5.7445°
Longitude of ascending node168.175°
188.158°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius7.18±0.3 km
Rotation period6.425 h (0.2677 d)
Geometric albedo0.1183±0.011
Absolute magnitude (H)12.15


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

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