Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1904 NN Aphelion 2.9726 AU (444.69 Gm) Discovered 14 March 1904 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 14 March 1904 Observation arc 112.10 yr (40943 d) Perihelion 2.2965 AU (343.55 Gm) Inclination 8.2284° Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Max Wolf discoveries 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda | ||
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524 Fidelio is a large minor planet with a diameter of 71 km, orbiting the Sun near the center of the main asteroid belt. Fidelio contains both metals and carbon (Spectral class XC). Concerning its name, the Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances notes, "This is the name of Leonora when disguised as a man in the opera Fidelio (composed 1805) by the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The name dates from a period when Max Wolf assigned the names of female operatic characters to asteroids he had newly discovered.
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