550 Senta [SEP] discoverer or inventor
550 Senta
Senta (minor planet designation: 550 Senta) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on November 16, 1904, from Heidelberg.
Photometric observations of this asteroid made at the Torino Observatory in Italy during 1990–1991 were used to determine a synodic rotation period of 20.555 ± 0.01 hours.
In light of Max Wolf's propensity around the time of discovery to name asteroids after operatic heroines, it is likely that the asteroid is named after Senta, the heroine of Richard
Senta (disambiguation)
Senta may refer to:
Places:
- Senta, a town and municipality in Serbia
- Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA), a UK Ministry of Defence military training area in Wales
- 550 Senta, an asteroid
People:
- Senta Berger (born 1941), Austrian actress and producer
- Senta Moses (born 1973), American actress
Other uses:
- Battle of Zenta or Senta, fought in 1697 near Senta, Serbia
- FK Senta,