502 Sigune

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502 Sigune
000502-asteroid shape model (502) Sigune.png
Modelled shape of Sigune from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date19 January 1903
Designations
(502) Sigune
PronunciationGerman: [ˈziːɡuːnə]
1903 LC
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 112.94 yr (41251 d)
Aphelion 2.8101  AU (420.38  Gm)
Perihelion 1.9546 AU (292.40 Gm)
2.3824 AU (356.40 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.17955
3.68 yr (1343.1 d)
271.391°
0° 16m 4.908s / day
Inclination 25.030°
133.001°
19.203°
Earth  MOID 0.975533 AU (145.9377 Gm)
Jupiter  MOID 2.24872 AU (336.404 Gm)
TJupiter 3.390
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
7.99±1 km
10.922  h (0.4551  d)
0.3405±0.105
10.77

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    References

    1. "502 Sigune (1903 LC)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 6 May 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 84. ISBN   978-3-662-02804-9.