531 Zerlina

531 Zerlina

Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Zerlina
Discovery [1]
Discovered by	M. F. Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	12 April 1904
Designations
MPC designation	(531) Zerlina
Pronunciation	Italian: [dzerˈliːna][2]
Named after	Zerlina, Masetto's fiancée (Don Giovanni)[3]
Alternative designations	1904 NW · 1955 HA
Minor planet category	main-belt · (middle) Pallas [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	112.56 yr (41,114 days)
Aphelion	3.3356 AU
Perihelion	2.2379 AU
Semi-major axis	2.7867 AU
Eccentricity	0.1970
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.65 yr (1,699 days)
Mean anomaly	104.09°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 42.84^s / day
Inclination	33.994°
Longitude of ascending node	197.73°
Argument of perihelion	57.751°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	13.65±0.32 km[5] 13.87±4.02 km[6] 14.11±0.45 km[7] 15.12 km (derived)[8] 15.19±1.3 km[9] 15.8±1.6 km[10] 16±2 km[11] 17.804±0.178 km[12]
Synodic rotation period	12 h[13] 16 h[8] 16.716±0.003 h[14] 16.706±0.001 h[15]
Geometric albedo	0.10±0.02[11] 0.10±0.08[6] 0.101±0.007[12] 0.11±0.02[10] 0.1225 (derived)[8] 0.1460±0.028[9] 0.150±0.030[5] 0.185±0.014[7]
Spectral type	SMASS = B [1] · B [8]
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.80[7][9][12] 12.0[1][8][5][11][10] 12.25[6]

531 Zerlina, provisional designation 1904 NW, carbonaceous Palladian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 18 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 12 April 1904.[16]

Orbit and characteristics

Observations using the IRAS satellite have shown it to have an absolute magnitude of 11.8, a diameter of 15.19 kilometers, a rotational period of 16.706 hours, and an albedo of 0.1460.[1]

Naming

It is named for a character in Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni H 57).[3]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 531 Zerlina (1904 NW)" (2016-11-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
2. John Mario, Batti batti – Italian Pronunciation Guide #14 for Singers, YouTube
3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(531) Zerlina". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (531) Zerlina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 56. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_532. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
4. "Asteroid 531 Zerlina – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
5. Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. S2CID 46350317. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
6. Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (3): 12. arXiv:1606.08923. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...63N. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63. S2CID 119289027.
7. Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. (online, AcuA catalog p. 153)
8. "LCDB Data for (531) Zerlina". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
9. Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. 12: IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
10. Alí-Lagoa, V.; Licandro, J.; Gil-Hutton, R.; Cañ; ada-Assandri, M.; Delbo', M.; et al. (June 2016). "Differences between the Pallas collisional family and similarly sized B-type asteroids". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 591: 11. Bibcode:2016A&A...591A..14A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527660. hdl:11336/63614.
11. Alí-Lagoa, V.; de León, J.; Licandro, J.; Delbó, M.; Campins, H.; Pinilla-Alonso, N.; et al. (June 2013). "Physical properties of B-type asteroids from WISE data". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 554: 16. arXiv:1303.5487. Bibcode:2013A&A...554A..71A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220680. S2CID 119214002. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
12. Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. S2CID 118700974.
13. Székely, P.; Kiss, L. L.; Szabó, Gy. M.; Sárneczky, K.; Csák, B.; Váradi, M.; et al. (August 2005). "CCD photometry of 23 minor planets". Planetary and Space Science. 53 (9): 925–936. arXiv:astro-ph/0504462. Bibcode:2005P&SS...53..925S. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2005.04.006. S2CID 119361591. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
14. Brinsfield, James W. (June 2008). "The Rotation Periods of 531 Zerlina, 1194 Aleta 1352 Wawel, 2005 Hencke, 2648 Owa, and 3509 Sanshui". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (2): 86–87. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...86B. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
15. Pilcher, Frederick; Brinsfield, James W. (October 2011). "Rotation Period Determination for 531 Zerlina". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 38 (4): 206. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38Q.206P. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
16. "531 Zerlina (1904 NW)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

External links

• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 531 Zerlina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 531 Zerlina at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters