![]() A three-dimensional model of 553 Kundry based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 27 December 1904 |
Designations | |
(553) Kundry | |
Pronunciation | German: [ˈkʊndʁyː] |
1904 PP; 1932 CL; 1957 UB | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.31 yr (40655 d) |
Aphelion | 2.4766 AU (370.49 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.9843 AU (296.85 Gm) |
2.2305 AU (333.68 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.11035 |
3.33 yr (1216.7 d) | |
191.00° | |
0° 17m 45.168s / day | |
Inclination | 5.3899° |
72.378° | |
354.515° | |
Physical characteristics | |
12.605 h (0.5252 d) | |
12.1 | |
Kundry (minor planet designation: 553 Kundry) is an S-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its rotation period is 12.605 hours[2].
Like a number of asteroids discovered by Max Wolf around this time (1904), it is named after a female character in opera, in this case from Richard Wagner's Parsifal.
References
[edit]- ^ "553 Kundry (1904 PP)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- 553 Kundry at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 553 Kundry at the JPL Small-Body Database