560 Delila

Delila (minor planet designation: 560 Delila) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the biblical character Delilah in Saint-Saëns's opera Samson et Dalila, which was first performed in German translation.

560 Delila
Discovery
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date13 March 1905
Designations
(560) Delila
Pronunciation/dɛˈllə/,[1] German: [deːliːlaː]
1905 QF
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.10 yr (40580 d)
Aphelion3.1947 AU (477.92 Gm)
Perihelion2.3053 AU (344.87 Gm)
2.7500 AU (411.39 Gm)
Eccentricity0.16171
4.56 yr (1665.7 d)
187.50°
 12m 58.032s / day
Inclination8.4698°
105.351°
3.8614°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
18.62±0.65 km
29.913 h (1.2464 d)
0.0733±0.005
11.0

    References

    1. 'Delilah' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "560 Delila (1905 QF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.


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