Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 16 January 1903 |
Designations | |
(500) Selinur | |
Pronunciation | German: [ˈzeːliːnʊɐ̯] |
1903 LA | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 112.90 yr (41238 d) |
Aphelion | 2.9936 AU (447.84 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.2313 AU (333.80 Gm) |
2.6124 AU (390.81 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.14588 |
4.22 yr (1542.3 d) | |
43.1528° | |
0° 14m 0.312s / day | |
Inclination | 9.7716° |
289.934° | |
74.510° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 21.60±0.55 km |
8.0111 h (0.33380 d) | |
0.1804±0.009 | |
9.2 | |
Selinur (minor planet designation: 500 Selinur) is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt. Like 501 Urhixidur and 502 Sigune, it is named after a character in Friedrich Theodor Vischer's then-bestseller satirical novel Auch Einer . [2]
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