(550) Senta

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Asteroid
(550) Senta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.59  AU
eccentricity 0.22
Perihelion - aphelion 2.02 AU - 3.16 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.1 °
Length of the ascending node 270.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 44.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 15, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 62 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 37.76 km
Albedo 0.2215
Rotation period 20 h 33 min
Absolute brightness 9.37 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery November 16, 1904
Another name 1904 PL, A900 YA, A903 NA
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(550) Senta is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 November 1904 by Max Wolf was discovered.

The name is probably derived from a character from the opera Der Fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner .

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