539 Pamina

Pamina (minor planet designation: 539 Pamina) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.[2] It is named for the heroine of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute.

539 Pamina
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date2 August 1904
Designations
(539) Pamina
PronunciationGerman: [paːmiːnaː]
1904 OL
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.70 yr (40800 d)
Aphelion3.3207 AU (496.77 Gm)
Perihelion2.1569 AU (322.67 Gm)
2.7388 AU (409.72 Gm)
Eccentricity0.21246
4.53 yr (1655.6 d)
216.44°
0° 13m 2.82s / day
Inclination6.7963°
274.312°
97.453°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
26.985±1.7 km
13.903 h (0.5793 d)
0.0800±0.011
10.1

    References

    1. "539 Pamina (1904 OL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
    2. "Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List". IAU Minor Planet Center. IAU. Retrieved 17 April 2013.


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