(540) Rosamunde

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Asteroid
(540) Rosamunde
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.22  AU
eccentricity 0.089
Perihelion - aphelion 2.022 AU - 2.418 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.6 °
Length of the ascending node 202.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 337.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 29, 2012
Sidereal period 3 a 112 d
Mean orbital velocity 20.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 19.02 km
Albedo 0.2426
Rotation period 9 h 20 min
Absolute brightness 10.76 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery August 3, 1904
Another name 1904 ON
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(540) Rosamunde is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 3, 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the title character of the play Rosamunde by Helmina von Chézy with the incidental music by Franz Schubert .

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