(524) Fidelio

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Asteroid
(524) Fidelio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,635  AU
eccentricity 0.126
Perihelion - aphelion 2.302 AU - 2.968 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.2 °
Length of the ascending node 326.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 79.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 21, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 101 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 72 km
Albedo 0.04
Rotation period 14.2 h
Absolute brightness 9.8 likes
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery March 14, 1904
Another name 1904 NN, 1953 UT
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(524) Fidelio is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 March 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the pseudonym of Leonora from Beethoven's opera Fidelio .

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