529 Preziosa
Preziosa (minor planet designation: 529 Preziosa) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 20 March 1904 from Heidelberg.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 20 March 1904 |
| Designations | |
| (529) Preziosa | |
| Pronunciation | Spanish: [preˈθjosa] Italian: [pretˈtsjoːsa][1] |
| 1904 NT | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 113.30 yr (41382 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.3078 AU (494.84 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7246 AU (407.59 Gm) |
| 3.0162 AU (451.22 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.096685 |
| 5.24 yr (1913.3 d) | |
| 298.796° | |
| 0° 11m 17.376s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.024° |
| 65.210° | |
| 333.658° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 16.005±0.75 km |
| 27 h (1.1 d) | |
| 0.1632±0.017 | |
| 10.06 | |
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that were probably formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[3]
The name is that of the protagonist of one of Miguel de Cervantes' Exemplary Novels. It is possible, since this was a period when Wolf habitually named his comets after operatic heroines, that he specifically had in mind the Preziosa in the eponymous opera by Antonio Smareglia.[4]
References
- (Dizionario Rai)
- Yeomans, Donald K., "529 Preziosa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Veeder, G. J.; et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus, 114, pp. 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.31.2739, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053.
- Franklin Mesa (2015). Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres and Significant Performances, Singers, Composers, Librettists, Arias and Conductors, 1597–2000. McFarland. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-4766-0537-1.
External links
- 529 Preziosa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 529 Preziosa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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