(539) Pamina

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Asteroid
(539) Pamina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.74  AU
eccentricity 0.21
Perihelion - aphelion 2.164 AU - 3.316 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.8 °
Length of the ascending node 274.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 96.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 21, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 196 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 53.98 km
Albedo 0.0800
Rotation period 13 h 54 min
Absolute brightness 9.7 likes
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 2nd August 1904
Another name 1904 OL, 1959 XK
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(539) Pamina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 2, 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after a character from the opera Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .

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