550 Senta

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550 Senta
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date November 16, 1904
Designations
Alternative names 1904 PL
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 3.160 AU
Perihelion 2.016 AU
Semi-major axis 2.588 AU
Eccentricity 0.221
Orbital period 4.164 a
Mean anomaly 152.054°
Inclination 10.114°
Longitude of ascending node 270.834°
Argument of perihelion 44.681°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period 20.555[2] h

    550 Senta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on November 16, 1904 from Heidelberg.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid made at the Torino Observatory in Italy during 1990–1991 were used to determine a synodic rotation period of 20.555 ± 0.01 hours.[2]

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "550 Senta", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25. 
    2. 2.0 2.1 di Martino, M. et al. (February 1994), "Lightcurves and rotational periods of nine main belt asteroids", Icarus 107 (2): 269–275, Bibcode:1994Icar..107..269D, doi:10.1006/icar.1994.1022. 
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