539 Pamina
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 2 August 1904 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (539) Pamina |
Pronunciation | German: [paːmiːnaː] |
1904 OL | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.70 yr (40800 d) |
Aphelion | 3.3207 AU (496.77 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.1569 AU (322.67 Gm) |
2.7388 AU (409.72 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.21246 |
4.53 yr (1655.6 d) | |
216.44° | |
0° 13m 2.82s / day | |
Inclination | 6.7963° |
274.312° | |
97.453° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 26.985±1.7 km |
Synodic rotation period | 13.903 h (0.5793 d) |
0.0800±0.011 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
Pamina (minor planet designation: 539 Pamina) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.[2] It is named for the heroine of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute.
References[]
- ^ "539 Pamina (1904 OL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List". IAU Minor Planet Center. IAU. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
External links[]
- 539 Pamina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 539 Pamina at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Minor planets named for opera characters
- Minor planets named from literature
- Named minor planets
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- The Magic Flute
- Ch-type asteroids (SMASS)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1904
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs