| 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) |
| Aphelion | 3.1947 AU (477.92 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.3053 AU (344.87 Gm) |
| 2.7500 AU (411.39 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.16171 |
| 4.56 yr (1665.7 d) | |
| 187.50 ° | |
| 0° 12m 58.032s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.4698° |
| 105.351° | |
| 3.8614° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 18.62±0.65 km |
| 29.913 h (1.2464 d) | |
| 0.0733±0.005 | |
| 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. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- 560 Delila at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 560 Delila at the JPL Small-Body Database
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