Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Paul Götz |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 9 May 1905 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (564) Dudu |
Pronunciation | German: [ˈduːduː] |
Alternative designations | 1905 QM |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 101.79 yr (37178 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5071 AU (524.65 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.9857 AU (297.06 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.7464 AU (410.86 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.27697 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.55 yr (1662.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 106.652° |
Mean motion | 0° 12 59.58 / day |
Inclination | 17.990° |
Longitude of ascending node | 70.761° |
Argument of perihelion | 215.026° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 24.785±2.45 km |
Synodic rotation period | 8.882 h (0.3701 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0484±0.011 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.43 |
564 Dudu is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered 9 May 1905 by German astronomer Paul Götz at Heidelberg, and was named for a female character in the novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche. Based on observations made with the IRAS, 564 Dudu has a diameter of 49.57 ± 4.9 km, a geometric albedo of 0.0484 ± 0.011, and an absolute magnitude (H-value) of 10.43.
References
- "564 Dudu (1905 QM)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 58. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- Tedesco, Edward F.; Noah, Paul V.; Noah, Meg; Price, Stephan D. (February 2002), "The Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey", The Astronomical Journal, 123 (2): 1056–1085, Bibcode:2002AJ....123.1056T, doi:10.1086/338320
External links
- 564 Dudu at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 564 Dudu at the JPL Small-Body Database
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