Discovered by M. F. Wolf Alternative names 1905 QH Aphelion 3.3215 AU (496.89 Gm) Discovered 3 April 1905 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 3 April 1905 Observation arc 111.00 yr (40542 d) Perihelion 2.7152 AU (406.19 Gm) | |
Max Wolf discoveries 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 528 Rezia | ||
562 Salome is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on April 3, 1905 from Heidelberg. It is named after Salome, the daughter of Herodias who is referenced in the New Testament.
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.
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