526 Jena is a Themistian asteroid. It was discovered in Heidelberg by the German astronomer Max Wolf on 14 March 1904 and named after the city of Jena.

526 Jena
Modelled shape of Jena from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date14 March 1904
Designations
(526) Jena
Pronunciation/ˈɛnə/,[1] German: [ˈjeːnaː]
1904 NQ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.05 yr (40927 d)
Aphelion3.5421 AU (529.89 Gm)
Perihelion2.7014 AU (404.12 Gm)
3.1218 AU (467.01 Gm)
Eccentricity0.13464
5.52 yr (2014.7 d)
174.835°
0° 10m 43.284s / day
Inclination2.1735°
137.776°
357.408°
Physical characteristics
20.745±1 km
9.474 h (0.3948 d)
0.0877±0.009
10.17

References

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  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ "526 Jena (1904 NQ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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