(503) Evelyn

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Asteroid
(503) Evelyn
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.723  AU
eccentricity 0.175
Perihelion - aphelion 2.247 AU - 3.199 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5 °
Length of the ascending node 69 °
Argument of the periapsis 42 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 10, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 180 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 82 km
Albedo 0.06
Absolute brightness 9.4 mag
history
Explorer R. S. Dugan
Date of discovery January 19, 1903
Another name 1903 LF, 1948 BA, 1948 DA, A899 GA
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(503) Evelyn is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 January 1903 by Raymond Smith Dugan was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Evelyn Smith Dugan , the discoverer's mother.

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