818 Kapteynia

818 Kapteynia
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date February 21, 1916
Designations
Alternative names 1916 YZ
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 3.477 AU
Perihelion 2.857 AU
Semi-major axis 3.167 AU
Eccentricity 0.098
Orbital period 5.637 a
Mean anomaly 56.643°
Inclination 15.680°
Longitude of ascending node 71.032°
Argument of perihelion 295.591°

818 Kapteynia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. This asteroid is named for the Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn.

Last modified on 14 March 2013, at 20:03