(5203) Pavarotti

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Asteroid
(5203) Pavarotti
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2345  AU
eccentricity 0.1851
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8210 AU - 2.6480 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.8009 °
Length of the ascending node 293.3675 °
Argument of the periapsis 11.8638 °
Sidereal period 3.34 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.92 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Zdeňka Vávrová
Date of discovery September 27, 1984
Another name 1984 SF 1 , 1933 FC 1 , 1950 HG, 1974 RH 1
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(5203) Pavarotti is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 27, 1984 by the Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at the Kleť observatory ( observatory code 046) near the town of Český Krumlov in southern Bohemia .

The asteroid was named after the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), who is considered one of the most important tenors and became a superstar as a member of the Three Tenors .

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