(526) Jena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Jena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jena is 3.35 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 526 |
| Provisional designation | A904 EE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 44.8 km (#859 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 11.9 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.