506 Marion Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
506 Marion
Mpc Name:(506) Marion
Alt Names:1903 LN
Pronounced:[1]
Discovered:17 February 1903
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.14806
Semimajor:3.0389AU
Perihelion:2.5889AU
Aphelion:3.4888abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:5.30 yr (1934.9 d)
Inclination:17.008°
Asc Node:312.950°
Arg Peri:146.177°
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:104.59 yr (38200 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:8.85
Rotation:13.546abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Mean Radius: km

506 Marion is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan in February 1903, and was later named after a cousin of his. It is designated as a C-type asteroid with a size of approximately 104km (65miles).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 506 Marion (1903 LN) . . . 6 May 2016.
  3. URL=http://btboar.tripod.com/lightcurves/id20.html