530 Turandot

530 Turandot
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date 11 April 1904
Designations
MPC designation (530) Turandot
1904 NV
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 111.88 yr (40863 d)
Aphelion 3.8850 AU (581.19 Gm)
Perihelion 2.4865 AU (371.98 Gm)
3.1858 AU (476.59 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.21949
5.69 yr (2076.9 d)
92.1597°
0° 10m 23.988s / day
Inclination 8.5603°
129.169°
200.102°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
 42.425±1.3 km
10.77 h[2]
19.960 h (0.8317 d)[1]
0.0472±0.003
F[2]
9.29

    530 Turandot is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 11 April 1904 and named for the title character in Puccini's opera.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid in 1986 gave a light curve with a period of 10.77 ± 0.03 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. The curve is asymmetrical with dual maxima and minima. This object has a spectrum that matches an F-type classification.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 Yeomans, Donald K., "530 Turandot", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 di Martino, M.; et al. (July 1995), "Intermediate size asteroids: Photoelectric photometry of 8 objects.", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, 112, pp. 1–7, Bibcode:1995A&AS..112....1D.


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