| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 15 November 1904 |
| Designations | |
| (549) Jessonda | |
| Pronunciation | German:[jɛsɔndaː] |
| 1904 PK | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.42 yr (40695 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.3765 AU (505.12 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9899 AU (297.68 Gm) |
| 2.6832 AU (401.40 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.25839 |
| 4.40yr (1605.3d) | |
| 129.346° | |
| 0° 13m 27.3s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.9605° |
| 291.421° | |
| 158.166° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 9.405±0.35km | |
| 2.962 h (0.1234 d) | |
| 0.1971±0.015 | |
| 11.01 | |
549 Jessonda is aminor planet orbiting theSun. According to theCatalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances, it is "named presumably after the character in theopera of the same name by the German composer, conductor and violinistLudwig Spohr (1784–1859), one of the leading composers in the early romantic period.'[2] (Around 1904 Max Wolf named numerous asteroids he had discovered after female characters in opera.)
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