(500) Selinur
Asteroid (500) Selinur |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,612 AU |
eccentricity | 0.145 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.232 AU - 2.992 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.8 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 290 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 75.2 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | November 10, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 81 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.3 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 43 km |
Albedo | 0.18 |
Absolute brightness | 9.3 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | January 16, 1903 |
Another name | 1903 LA, 1935 SJ 2 , 1935 WD |
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(500) Selinur is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 16, 1903 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after a character from the novel Auch Eine by Friedrich Theodor Vischer .