693 Zerbinetta

693 Zerbinetta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 21 September 1909 by August Kopff in Heidelberg.[1][2] It was named after a character in Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos.

693 Zerbinetta
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date21 September 1909
Designations
(693) Zerbinetta
1909 HN, 1949 QB, 1949 SW1, 1952 DR3
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc38866 days (106.41 yr)
Aphelion3.0369 AU (454.31 Gm)
Perihelion2.8506 AU (426.44 Gm)
2.9438 AU (440.39 Gm)
Eccentricity0.031644
5.05 yr (1844.8 d)
101.77°
0° 11m 42.504s / day
Inclination14.195°
351.875°
288.790°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
33.83 ± 0.65 km
11.475 h (0.4781 d)
0.0683 ± 0.003
9.5

    Between 2003 and 2022, 693 Zerbinetta has been observed to occult seventeen stars.

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