539 Pamina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt.[2] It is named for the heroine of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute. This asteroid was discovered by M. Wolf in 1904 at the Heidelberg observatory in Germany.[3] It is orbiting at a distance of 2.74 AU from the Sun, with an orbital eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.212 and a period of 4.53 yr. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 6.8° to the ecliptic.[1]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 2 August 1904 |
| Designations | |
| (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 (1,655.6 d) 4.53 yr (1655.6 d) | |
| 216.44° | |
| 0° 13m 2.82s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.7963° |
| 274.312° | |
| 97.453° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 26.985±1.7 km | |
| 13.903 h (0.5793 d) | |
| 0.0800±0.011 | |
| Ch | |
| 10.1 | |
Photometric observations of this asteroid taken in 2004 provided a light curve showing a rotation period of 13.903±0.001 h with a brightness amplitude of 0.10±0.01 in magnitude. Infrared measurements give a diameter estimate of 54±3 km.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Pray, Donald P. (March 2005). "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 276, 539, 1014, 1067, 3693 and 4774". Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. 32 (1): 8–9. Bibcode:2005MPBu...32....8P.
External links
edit- 539 Pamina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 539 Pamina at the JPL Small-Body Database
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