(549) Jessonda

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Asteroid
(549) Jessonda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,685  AU
eccentricity 0.257
Perihelion - aphelion 1.994 AU - 3.376 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4 °
Length of the ascending node 291.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 158.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 7, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 146 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 18.80 km
Albedo 0.1971
Rotation period 5 h 56 min
Absolute brightness 11.01 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery November 15, 1904
Another name 1904 PK
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(549) Jessonda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 November 1904 by Max Wolf was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the main character from the opera Jessonda by Louis Spohr .

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