(502) Sigune

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Asteroid
(502) Sigune
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Phocaea family
Major semi-axis 2.382  AU
eccentricity 0.18
Perihelion - aphelion 1.953 AU - 2.811 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 25 °
Length of the ascending node 133.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 19.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 17, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 247 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 16
Albedo 0.34
Rotation period 10.9 h
Absolute brightness 10.8 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery January 19, 1903
Another name 1903 LC, 1925 AD, 1929 EK
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(502) Sigune is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 January 1903 by Max Wolf was discovered.

The asteroid was named after a character from the novel Auch Eine by Friedrich Theodor Vischer .

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