Pamina (minor planet designation: 539 Pamina) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.[2] It is named for the heroine of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 2 August 1904 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (539) Pamina |
Pronunciation | German: [paːmiːnaː] |
Alternative designations | 1904 OL |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.70 yr (40800 d) |
Aphelion | 3.3207 AU (496.77 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.1569 AU (322.67 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.7388 AU (409.72 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.21246 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.53 yr (1655.6 d) |
Mean anomaly | 216.44° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 2.82s / day |
Inclination | 6.7963° |
Longitude of ascending node | 274.312° |
Argument of perihelion | 97.453° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 26.985±1.7 km |
Synodic rotation period | 13.903 h (0.5793 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0800±0.011 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
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