(689) Zita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1909 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Zita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zita is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 689 |
| Provisional designation | A916 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.6 km (#2,984 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.100 |
| Rotation period | 6.42 hours |
| Spectral type | CX: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 5.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.781 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.