Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Paul Götz |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 4 September 1905 |
Designations | |
(571) Dulcinea | |
Pronunciation | /dʌlˈsɪniə, dʌlsɪˈniːə/ [1] |
1905 QZ | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.57 yr (40387 d) |
Aphelion | 2.9963 AU (448.24 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8224 AU (272.63 Gm) |
2.4093 AU (360.43 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.24361 |
3.74 yr (1366.0 d) | |
205.094 ° | |
0° 15m 48.78s / day | |
Inclination | 5.2282° |
3.1916° | |
27.650° | |
Physical characteristics | |
126.3 h (5.26 d) | |
11.59 | |
Dulcinea ( minor planet designation: 571 Dulcinea) is an asteroid orbiting in the inner main belt. [3] It was named after Dulcinea, a character from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. This is classified as a stony S-type asteroid and it is the second largest member of the Erigone collisional family. [3]
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Paul Götz |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 4 September 1905 |
Designations | |
(571) Dulcinea | |
Pronunciation | /dʌlˈsɪniə, dʌlsɪˈniːə/ [1] |
1905 QZ | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.57 yr (40387 d) |
Aphelion | 2.9963 AU (448.24 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8224 AU (272.63 Gm) |
2.4093 AU (360.43 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.24361 |
3.74 yr (1366.0 d) | |
205.094 ° | |
0° 15m 48.78s / day | |
Inclination | 5.2282° |
3.1916° | |
27.650° | |
Physical characteristics | |
126.3 h (5.26 d) | |
11.59 | |
Dulcinea ( minor planet designation: 571 Dulcinea) is an asteroid orbiting in the inner main belt. [3] It was named after Dulcinea, a character from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. This is classified as a stony S-type asteroid and it is the second largest member of the Erigone collisional family. [3]