Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1904 ON Aphelion 2.4178 AU (361.70 Gm) Discovered 3 August 1904 Discoverer Max Wolf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 3 August 1904 Observation arc 111.67 yr (40788 d) Perihelion 2.0195 AU (302.11 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Flora family | |
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Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 417 Suevia, 908 Buda, 807 Ceraskia | ||
540 Rosamunde is an S-type asteroid[2] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 19 km and it has an albedo of 0.243 [3]. Its rotation period is 9.336 hours[4].
Rosamunde is named for a character in a play of the same title for which Franz Schubert wrote incidental music.
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