540 Rosamunde

Rosamunde (minor planet designation: 540 Rosamunde) is an S-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.[3] Its diameter is about 19 km and it has an albedo of 0.243 [2]. Its rotation period is 9.336 hours[3].

Rosamunde is named for a character in a play of the same title for which Franz Schubert wrote incidental music.[4]

References

  1. ^ (German Names)
  2. ^ "540 Rosamunde (1904 ON)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.
  4. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7.

External links

  • 540 Rosamunde at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
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    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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