625 Xenia
625 Xenia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.[2] It was discovered by August Kopff in Heidelberg, Germany, on 11 February 1907. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 XN.[4]
See also
- USS Xenia, a U.S. Navy ship apparently named for the minor planet
References
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 625 Xenia(1907 XM)" (18 January 2013 last obs). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b JPL Small-Body Database Browser
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(625) Xenia" (PDF). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 63. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
External links
- 625 Xenia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 625 Xenia at the JPL Small-Body Database
