693 Zerbinetta

693 Zerbinetta is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 21 September 1909 by August Kopff in Heidelberg^[1][2] and named after a character in Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos.

693 Zerbinetta

Discovery
Discovered by	August Kopff
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	21 September 1909
Designations
MPC designation	(693) Zerbinetta
Alternative designations	1909 HN, 1949 QB, 1949 SW1, 1952 DR3
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	38866 days (106.41 yr)
Aphelion	3.0369 AU (454.31 Gm)
Perihelion	2.8506 AU (426.44 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.9438 AU (440.39 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.031644
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.05 yr (1844.8 d)
Mean anomaly	101.77°
Mean motion	0° 11m 42.504s / day
Inclination	14.195°
Longitude of ascending node	351.875°
Argument of perihelion	288.790°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	33.83 ± 0.65 km
Synodic rotation period	11.475 h (0.4781 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0683 ± 0.003
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.5

Between 2003 and 2022, 693 Zerbinetta was observed to occult seventeen stars.