| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 October 1907 |
| Designations | |
| (650) Amalasuntha | |
| 1907 AM | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.51 yr (39635 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9093 AU (435.23 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0076 AU (300.33 Gm) |
| 2.4584 AU (367.77 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18339 |
| 3.85yr (1408.0d) | |
| 84.6795° | |
| 0° 15m 20.484s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.5576° |
| 215.571° | |
| 178.366° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.582 h (0.6909 d)[2][1] | |
| 12.93 | |
650 Amalasuntha is aminor planet orbiting theSun that was discovered by German astronomerAugust Kopff on October 4, 1907, atHeidelberg. It was named afterAmalasuntha,[3] the queen of theOstrogoths from 526 to 534 AD.The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation1907 AM.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2007 at the Organ Mesa Observatory inLas Cruces, New Mexico, were used to create alight curve plot. This showed arotation period of 16.582 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.44 ± 0.03magnitude during each cycle.[2]
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