564 Dudu
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Götz |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 9 May 1905 |
| Designations | |
| (564) Dudu | |
| Pronunciation | German: [ˈduːduː] |
| 1905 QM | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 101.79 yr (37178 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.5071 AU (524.65 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9857 AU (297.06 Gm) |
| 2.7464 AU (410.86 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.27697 |
| 4.55 yr (1662.4 d) | |
| 106.652° | |
| 0° 12m 59.58s / day | |
| Inclination | 17.990° |
| 70.761° | |
| 215.026° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 24.785±2.45 km | |
| 8.882 h (0.3701 d) | |
| 0.0484±0.011 | |
| 10.43 | |
564 Dudu is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered 9 May 1905 by German astronomer Paul Götz at Heidelberg, and was named for a female character in the novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche. Based on observations made with the IRAS, 564 Dudu has a diameter of 49.57 ± 4.9 km, a geometric albedo of 0.0484 ± 0.011, and an absolute magnitude (H-value) of 10.43.