(529) Preziosa

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Asteroid
(529) Preziosa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.014  AU
eccentricity 0.0965
Perihelion - aphelion 2.724 AU - 3.305 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.03 °
Length of the ascending node 65.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 335.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 6, 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 85 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 32 km
Albedo 0.16
Absolute brightness 10.1 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery March 20, 1904
Another name 1904 NT, 1952 KC, A902 YC
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(529) Preziosa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 20, 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the title character of Pius Alexander Wolff's play Preciosa , for which Carl Maria von Weber wrote his drama music.

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