Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 10 August 1918 |
Designations | |
(900) Rosalinde | |
Named after | Character "Rosalinde" in the operetta Die Fledermaus (by Johann Strauss II)[2] |
A918 PJ · 1918 EC | |
main-belt [1][3] · (inner) background [4][5] | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 101.46 yr (37,057 d) |
Aphelion | 2.8758 AU |
Perihelion | 2.0705 AU |
2.4732 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1628 |
3.89 yr (1,421 d) | |
73.490° | |
0° 15m 12.24s / day | |
Inclination | 11.559° |
182.26° | |
121.78° | |
Physical characteristics | |
16.648±0.009 h[9] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | |
11.6[1][3] | |
900 Rosalinde (prov. designation: A918 PJ or 1918 EC) is an elongated background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, that has a mean diameter of approximately 19 kilometers (12 miles). It was discovered on 10 August 1918, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[1] The lengthy S/D-type asteroid has a rotation period of 16.6 hours. It was likely named after "Rosalinde", a character in the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II.[2]
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