693 Zerbinetta

693 Zerbinetta
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date21 September 1909
Designations
(693) Zerbinetta
1909 HN, 1949 QB, 1949 SW1, 1952 DR3
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc38866 days (106.41 yr)
Aphelion3.0369 AU (454.31 Gm)
Perihelion2.8506 AU (426.44 Gm)
2.9438 AU (440.39 Gm)
Eccentricity0.031644
5.05 yr (1844.8 d)
101.77°
0° 11m 42.504s / day
Inclination14.195°
351.875°
288.790°
Physical characteristics
33.83 ± 0.65 km
11.475 h (0.4781 d)
0.0683 ± 0.003
9.5

693 Zerbinetta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 21 September 1909 by August Kopff in Heidelberg[1][2] and named after a character in Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos.

Between 2003 and 2022, 693 Zerbinetta was observed to occult seventeen stars.

References

  1. ^ a b "693 Zerbinetta (1909 HN)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

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