553 Kundry

553 Kundry
A three-dimensional model of 553 Kundry based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date27 December 1904
Designations
(553) Kundry
PronunciationGerman: [ˈkʊndʁyː]
1904 PP; 1932 CL;
1957 UB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.31 yr (40655 d)
Aphelion2.4766 AU (370.49 Gm)
Perihelion1.9843 AU (296.85 Gm)
2.2305 AU (333.68 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11035
3.33 yr (1216.7 d)
191.00°
0° 17m 45.168s / day
Inclination5.3899°
72.378°
354.515°
Physical characteristics
12.605 h (0.5252 d)
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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

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  1. ^ "553 Kundry (1904 PP)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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