540 Rosamunde
Rosamunde (minor planet designation: 540 Rosamunde) is an S-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.[3] Its diameter is about 19 km and it has an albedo of 0.243 [2]. Its rotation period is 9.336 hours[3].
Rosamunde is named for a character in a play of the same title for which Franz Schubert wrote incidental music.[4]
References
- ^ (German Names)
- ^ "540 Rosamunde (1904 ON)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7.
External links
- 540 Rosamunde at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 540 Rosamunde at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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