(851) Zeissia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1916 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
Where Zeissia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeissia is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 851 |
| Provisional designation | A916 GL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,853 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Rotation period | 9.34 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0900 |
| Inclination | 2.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 April 1916
More named asteroids discovered by S. Beljavskij
- (749) Malzovia
- (812) Adele
- (849) Ara
- (850) Altona
- (852) Wladilena
- (853) Nansenia
- (854) Frostia
- (855) Newcombia
- (856) Backlunda
- (857) Glasenappia
- (885) Ulrike
- (969) Leocadia
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