531 Zerlina
A three-dimensional model of 531 Zerlina based on its light curve. | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | April 12, 1904 |
Designations | |
1904 NW | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
Aphelion | 3.339 AU |
Perihelion | 2.228 AU |
2.783 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.200 |
4.643 a | |
250.997° | |
Inclination | 34.011° |
197.880° | |
57.726° | |
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531 Zerlina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Observations using the IRAS satellite have shown it to have an absolute magnitude of 11.8, a diameter of 15.19 kilometers, a rotational period of 16.706 hours, and an albedo of 0.1460. It is named for a character in Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=531
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