(500) Selinur

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Asteroid
(500) Selinur
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 .

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