Turandot (minor planet designation: 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 a play by Carlo Gozzi that was to become best known as an opera Turandot by Puccini.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 11 April 1904 |
| Designations | |
| (530) Turandot | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtjʊərəndɒt/ |
| 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 | |
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 edit
- ^ a b Yeomans, Donald K., "530 Turandot", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b c di Martino, M.; et al. (July 1995), "Intermediate size asteroids: Photoelectric photometry of 8 objects.", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, vol. 112, pp. 1–7, Bibcode:1995A&AS..112....1D.
External links edit
- 530 Turandot at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 530 Turandot at the JPL Small-Body Database
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