520 Franziska
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf P. Götz |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 27 October 1903 |
| Designations | |
| (520) Franziska | |
| Pronunciation | German: [fʁanˈtsɪskaː] |
Named after | unknown (Franziska) |
| 1903 MV · A924 WH | |
| main-belt · (outer) Eos | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.81 yr (41,205 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3354 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6735 AU |
| 3.0044 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1102 |
| 5.21 yr (1,902 days) | |
| 291.42° | |
| 0° 11m 21.48s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.960° |
| 34.295° | |
| 21.772° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 25.261±0.188 km 26.022±0.267 km 27.70±0.61 km 28.61 km (derived) 28.67±1.2 km |
| 14.0 h (superseded) 16.5044±0.0001 h 16.5045±0.0005 h 16.507±0.001 h | |
| 0.1143 (derived) 0.1226±0.011 0.135±0.007 0.1390±0.0117 0.147±0.030 | |
| Tholen = CGU B–V = 0.738 | |
| 10.61 · 10.69 | |
520 Franziska, provisional designation 1903 MV, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 27 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 27 October 1903, by astronomers Max Wolf and Paul Götz at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The origin of the asteroid's name is unknown.