545 Messalina
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Paul Götz |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 3 October 1904 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (545) Messalina |
Pronunciation | /mɛsəˈliːnə/[1] or /mɛsəˈlaɪnə/[2] |
1904 OY | |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.54 yr (40741 d) |
Aphelion | 3.7428 AU (559.91 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.6600 AU (397.93 Gm) |
3.2014 AU (478.92 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.16912 |
5.73 yr (2092.2 d) | |
305.368° | |
0° 10m 19.416s / day | |
Inclination | 11.204° |
333.638° | |
330.686° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 55.645±2.15 km |
Synodic rotation period | 7.2 h (0.30 d) |
0.0415±0.003 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.84 |
Messalina (minor planet designation: 545 Messalina) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 3 October 1904 by Paul Götz (provisional name 1904 OY), at Heidelberg. It is named after Valeria Messalina, the third wife of Roman Emperor Claudius.[4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Messalina". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "545 Messalina (1904 OY)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (Third ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 89. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7.
- ^ Popular Astronomy. Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College. 1906. p. 432.
- ^ The Athenaeum. British Periodicals Limited. 1906. p. 705.
External links[]
- 545 Messalina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 545 Messalina at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Paul Götz
- Minor planets named for people
- Named minor planets
- CD-type asteroids (Tholen)
- Cb-type asteroids (SMASS)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1904
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs