471 Papagena

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471 Papagena
471Papagena (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 471 Papagena based on its light curve.
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date7 June 1901
Designations
(471) Papagena
PronunciationGerman: [paːpaˈɡeːna]
1901 GN
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 114.84 yr (41944 d)
Aphelion 3.5566  AU (532.06  Gm) (Q)
Perihelion 2.2193 AU (332.00 Gm) (q)
2.8879 AU (432.02 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity 0.23154 (e)
4.91 yr (1792.6 d)
46.684° (M)
0° 12m 2.988s / day (n)
Inclination 14.976° (i)
83.999° (Ω)
314.13° (ω)
Physical characteristics
148.128±3.880  km [1]
124.55 ± 8.77 km [2]
Mass (3.05±1.73)×1018  kg [2]
(3.791 ± 1.364/0.677)×1018 kg [3]
Mean density
3.01 ± 1.82 g/cm3 [2]
3.148 ± 1.133/0.563 g/cm3 [3] [lower-alpha 1]
7.113  h (0.2964  d)
0.164±0.020 [1]
S [1]
9.27 to 13.13
6.72 [4]
6.32 [1]
0.147" to 0.041"

    471 Papagena is an asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 7 June 1901. [1] Its provisional name was 1901 GN.

    Contents

    Papagena comes to a favorable near-opposition apparent magnitude of better than magnitude 9.8 every five years. On 30 September 2010, it was magnitude 9.68 and it will get brighter every five years until 12 December 2035, when this late-to-be-discovered asteroid will be at magnitude 9.28. It is named for a character in Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute .[ citation needed ]

    Notes

    1. ↑ Assuming a diameter of 132 ± 4 km.

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Yeomans, Donald K., "471 Papagena", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, archived from the original on 1 September 2014, retrieved 6 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73 (1): 98–118, arXiv: 1203.4336 , Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
    3. 1 2 Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (1): 589–602. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz3407 .
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