571 Dulcinea

571 Dulcinea
Discovery
Discovered byPaul Götz
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date4 September 1905
Designations
(571) Dulcinea
Pronunciation/dʌlˈsɪniə, dʌlsɪˈnə/
1905 QZ
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.57 yr (40387 d)
Aphelion2.9963 AU (448.24 Gm)
Perihelion1.8224 AU (272.63 Gm)
2.4093 AU (360.43 Gm)
Eccentricity0.24361
3.74 yr (1366.0 d)
205.094°
0° 15m 48.78s / day
Inclination5.2282°
3.1916°
27.650°
Physical characteristics
126.3 h (5.26 d)
11.59

    571 Dulcinea is an asteroid orbiting in the inner main belt. It was named after Dulcinea, a character from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. This is classified as a stony S-type asteroid and it is the second largest member of the Erigone collisional family.