Astronomy:560 Delila
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 13 March 1905 |
| Designations | |
| (560) Delila | |
| Pronunciation | /dɛˈlaɪlə/,[1] German: [deːliːlaː] |
| 1905 QF | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.10 yr (40580 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.1947 astronomical unit|AU (477.92 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.3053 AU (344.87 Gm) |
| 2.7500 AU (411.39 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.16171 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 yr (1665.7 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 187.50° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12m 58.032s / day |
| Inclination | 8.4698° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 105.351° |
| 3.8614° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 18.62±0.65 km |
| Rotation period | 29.913 h (1.2464 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0733±0.005 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.0 |
Delila (minor planet designation: 560 Delila) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the biblical character Delilah in Saint-Saëns's opera Samson et Dalila, which was first performed in German translation.
References
- ↑ 'Delilah' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ "560 Delila (1905 QF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=560;cad=1.
External links
- 560 Delila at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 560 Delila at the JPL Small-Body Database
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