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531 Zerlina

Main-belt asteroid


Main-belt asteroid

FieldValue
minorplanetyes
name531 Zerlina
background#D6D6D6
image531Zerlina (Lightcurve Inversion).png
captionLightcurve-based 3D-model of Zerlina
discovery_ref
discovered12 April 1904
discovererM. F. Wolf
discovery_siteHeidelberg Obs.
mpc_name(531) Zerlina
alt_names1904 NW1955 HA
pronounced
named_afterZerlina, Masetto's fiancée
(Don Giovanni)
mp_categorymain-belt(middle)
Pallas
orbit_ref
epoch4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
uncertainty0
observation_arc112.56 yr (41,114 days)
aphelion3.3356 AU
perihelion2.2379 AU
semimajor2.7867 AU
eccentricity0.1970
period4.65 yr (1,699 days)
mean_anomaly104.09°
mean_motion/ day
inclination33.994°
asc_node197.73°
arg_peri57.751°
dimensionskm
km
km
15.12 km (derived)
km
km
km
km
rotationh
h
h
h
albedo
0.1225 (derived)
spectral_typeSMASS = BB
abs_magnitude11.80
12.0
12.25

(Don Giovanni) Pallas km km 15.12 km (derived) km km km km h h h

0.1225 (derived)

12.0 12.25

531 Zerlina, provisional designation 1904 NW, carbonaceous Palladian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 18 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 12 April 1904.

Orbit and characteristics

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.

Naming

It is named for a character in Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni H 57).

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References

  1. John Mario, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej8tasBzbek Batti batti – Italian Pronunciation Guide #14 for Singers], YouTube
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