503 Evelyn Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
503 Evelyn
Mpc Name:(503) Evelyn
Alt Names:1903 LF
Discovered:19 January 1903
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.17655
Semimajor:2.7225AU
Perihelion:2.2418AU
Aphelion:3.2031abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:4.49 yr (1640.7 d)
Inclination:5.0103°
Asc Node:68.903°
Arg Peri:42.058°
Dimensions:87.58 ± 3.58 km
Density:8.10 ± 1.38 g/cm3
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:113.24 yr (41362 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:9.3
Rotation:38.728abbr=onNaNabbr=on

503 Evelyn is a main belt asteroid discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan on 19 January 1903. The asteroid was named after Evelyn Smith Dugan, mother of the discoverer.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 503 Evelyn (1903 LF) . . . 9 May 2016.