Astronomy:502 Sigune

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502 Sigune
000502-asteroid shape model (502) Sigune.png
Modelled shape of Sigune from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date19 January 1903
Designations
(502) Sigune
PronunciationGerman: [ˈziːɡuːnə]
1903 LC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.94 yr (41251 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.8101 astronomical unit|AU (420.38 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.9546 AU (292.40 Gm)
2.3824 AU (356.40 Gm)
Eccentricity0.17955
Orbital period3.68 yr (1343.1 d)
Mean anomaly271.391°
Mean motion0° 16m 4.908s / day
Inclination25.030°
Longitude of ascending node133.001°
19.203°
Earth MOID0.975533 AU (145.9377 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.24872 AU (336.404 Gm)
TJupiter3.390
Physical characteristics
Mean radius7.99±1 km
Rotation period10.922 h (0.4551 d)
Geometric albedo0.3405±0.105
Absolute magnitude (H)10.77


Sigune (minor planet designation: 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]

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