| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 21 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 arc | 38866 days (106.41 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.0369 AU (454.31 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8506 AU (426.44 Gm) |
| 2.9438 AU (440.39 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.031644 |
| 5.05 yr (1844.8 d) | |
| 101.77° | |
| 0° 11m 42.504s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.195° |
| 351.875° | |
| 288.790° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 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] It was named after a character in Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos.
Between 2003 and 2022, 693 Zerbinetta has been observed to occult seventeen stars.
References
- 1 2 "693 Zerbinetta (1909 HN)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
Further reading
- Behrend, R. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – 693 Zerbinetta". Observatoire de Genève.
- Chiorny, V. G.; Shevchenko, V. G.; Krugly, Yu. N.; Velichko, F. P.; Gaftonyuk, N. M. (2007). "Photometry of asteroids: Lightcurves of 24 asteroids obtained in 1993–2005". Planetary and Space Science. 55 (7–8): 986. Bibcode:2007P&SS...55..986C. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2007.01.001.
External links
- ASTROMETRIC UPDATE: OCCULTATION BY (693) ZERBINETTA - 2014 APR 23
- ASTROMETRIC UPDATE: OCCULTATION BY (693) ZERBINETTA - 2014 Sep 30
- 693 Zerbinetta at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 693 Zerbinetta at the JPL Small-Body Database
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