Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1904 PK Aphelion 3.3765 AU (505.12 Gm) Discovered 15 November 1904 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 15 November 1904 Observation arc 111.42 yr (40695 d) Perihelion 1.9899 AU (297.68 Gm) Absolute magnitude 11.01 Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 417 Suevia, 807 Ceraskia | ||
549 Jessonda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. According to the Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances, it is "named presumably after the character in the opera of the same name by the German composer, conductor and violinist Ludwig Spohr (1784-1859), one of the leading composers in the early romantic period.' (Around 1904 Max Wolf named numerous asteroids he had discovered after female characters in opera.)
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