.png) A three-dimensional model of 553 Kundry based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 27 December 1904 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (553) Kundry |
| Pronunciation | German: [ˈkʊndʁyː] |
| Alternative designations | 1904 PP; 1932 CL; 1957 UB |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 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) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.2305 AU (333.68 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.11035 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.33 yr (1216.7 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 191.00° |
| Mean motion | 0° 17 45.168 / day |
| Inclination | 5.3899° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 72.378° |
| Argument of perihelion | 354.515° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Synodic rotation period | 12.605 h (0.5252 d) |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
553 Kundry is an S-type asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its rotation period is 12.605 hours.
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
- "553 Kundry (1904 PP)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- 553 Kundry at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 553 Kundry at the JPL Small-Body Database
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