502 Sigune Explained

Minorplanet:yes
502 Sigune
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Mpc Name:(502) Sigune
Alt Names:1903 LC
Pronounced:in German ˈziːɡuːnə/
Discovered:19 January 1903
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.17955
Semimajor:2.3824AU
Perihelion:1.9546AU
Aphelion:2.8101abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:3.68 yr (1343.1 d)
Inclination:25.030°
Asc Node:133.001°
Arg Peri:19.203°
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:112.94 yr (41251 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:10.77
Rotation:10.922abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Moid:0.975533AU
Jupiter Moid:2.24872AU
Tisserand:3.390

502 Sigune is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting primarily in the asteroid belt. Like 501 Urhixidur and 500 Selinur, it is named after a character in Friedrich Theodor Vischer's then-bestseller satirical novel Auch Einer.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 502 Sigune (1903 LC) . . . 6 May 2016.
  2. Book: Schmadel, Lutz D. . Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 2013 . . 84 . 978-3-662-02804-9.