531 Zerlina

531 Zerlina

A three-dimensional model of 531 Zerlina based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date 12 April 1904
Designations
MPC designation (531) Zerlina
1904 NW
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 112.01 yr (40911 d)
Aphelion 3.3342 AU (498.79 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2376 AU (334.74 Gm)
2.7859 AU (416.76 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.19681
4.65 yr (1698.4 d)
19.4041°
 12m 43.056s / day
Inclination 33.994°
197.730°
57.680°
Earth MOID 1.33962 AU (200.404 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.89421 AU (283.370 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.057
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
7.595±0.65 km
16.706 h (0.6961 d)
0.1460±0.028
12.0

    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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