Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | V. Albitzkij |
Discovery site | Simeiz Obs. |
Discovery date | 7 September 1924 |
Designations | |
(1034) Mozartia | |
Pronunciation | /moʊtˈsɑːrtiə/,[2] /moʊˈzɑːrtiə/[3] |
Named after | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian composer)[4] |
1924 SS · 1971 DD2 1999 DK7 | |
main-belt · (inner) | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 92.74 yr (33,873 days) |
Aphelion | 2.8959 AU |
Perihelion | 1.6899 AU |
2.2929 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2630 |
3.47 yr (1,268 days) | |
303.07° | |
0° 17m 2.04s / day | |
Inclination | 3.9709° |
304.50° | |
18.807° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 7.919±0.047 km[5] |
0.250±0.030[5] | |
SMASS = S[1] | |
12.1[1] | |
1034 Mozartia, provisional designation 1924 SS, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1924, by Soviet Vladimir Albitsky at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula, and named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.[4][6]
Mozartia orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,268 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.26 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation in 1924.[6]
In the SMASS classification, Mozartia is a common S-type asteroid.[1]
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Mozartia measures 7.919 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.250.[5]
As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of Mozartia has been obtained. The body's rotation period and shape remain unknown.[1][7]
This minor planet was named after the influential Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791).[4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center in November 1952 (M.P.C. 837).[8]