.png) A three-dimensional model of 540 Rosamunde based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 3 August 1904 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (540) Rosamunde |
| Pronunciation | German: [ʁoːzɐˈmʊndə] |
| Alternative designations | 1904 ON |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.67 yr (40788 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.4178 AU (361.70 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0195 AU (302.11 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.2187 AU (331.91 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.089767 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.30 yr (1207.1 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 85.2863° |
| Mean motion | 0° 17 53.664 / day |
| Inclination | 5.5831° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 202.174° |
| Argument of perihelion | 337.564° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 9.51±1.35 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 9.351 ± 0.001 h (0.389625 ± 4.2×10 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.2426±0.088 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.76 |
540 Rosamunde is an S-type asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 19 km and it has an albedo of 0.243 . Its rotation period is 9.336 hours.
Rosamunde is named for a character in a play of the same title for which Franz Schubert wrote incidental music.
References
- (German Names)
- "540 Rosamunde (1904 ON)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.
- Lutz D. Schmadel (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7.
External links
- 540 Rosamunde at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 540 Rosamunde at the JPL Small-Body Database
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