1034 Mozartia

1034 Mozartia
Discovery[1]
Discovered byV. Albitzkij
Discovery siteSimeiz Obs.
Discovery date7 September 1924
Designations
(1034) Mozartia
Pronunciation/moʊtˈsɑːrtiə/,[2] /moʊˈzɑːrtiə/[3]
Named after
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(Austrian composer)[4]
1924 SS · 1971 DD2
1999 DK7
main-belt · (inner)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc92.74 yr (33,873 days)
Aphelion2.8959 AU
Perihelion1.6899 AU
2.2929 AU
Eccentricity0.2630
3.47 yr (1,268 days)
303.07°
0° 17m 2.04s / day
Inclination3.9709°
304.50°
18.807°
Physical characteristics
7.919±0.047 km[5]
0.250±0.030[5]
SMASS = S[1]
12.1[1]

1034 Mozartia, provisional designation 1924 SS, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1924, by Soviet Vladimir Albitsky at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula, and named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.[4][6]

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  3. ^ "Mozartian". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
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