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 | |
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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 | |
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