421 Zähringia, provisional designation 1896 CZ, is a stony asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1896, by astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany. The asteroid was named for the House of Zähringen, a medieval noble family that ruled parts of Swabia and Switzerland.[1][2]
The first occultation of a star by 421 Zähringia was observed in 2021.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "421 Zahringia (1896 CZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(421) Zähringia". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (421) Zähringia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 49. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_422. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 421 Zahringia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2001)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 421 Zähringia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 421 Zähringia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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