| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 24 August 1903 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (514) Armida |
| 1903 MB | |
| Adjectives | Armidian |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.50 yr (41092 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1722 AU (474.55 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.9197 AU (436.78 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.0460 AU (455.68 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.041442 |
| 5.32 yr (1941.7 d) | |
| 52.051° | |
| 0° 11m 7.44s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.8766° |
| 268.633° | |
| 107.727° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 53.085±1.9 km |
| 21.851 h (0.9105 d) | |
| 0.0379±0.003 | |
| 9.04 | |
514 Armida is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. According to the Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances, it is "named for the beautiful legendary sorceress in Torquato Tasso’s (1544–1595) Jerusalem Delivered. She is the leading character in the opera Armida (composed 1777) by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)."[2] (Numerous other composers have written "Armida" operas; see Armida.)
References
- ^ "514 Armida (1903 MB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Chronology
External links
- Lightcurve plot of (514) Armida, Antelope Hills Observatory
- 514 Armida at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 514 Armida at the JPL Small-Body Database
