Global Information502 Sigune information
 Modelled shape of Sigune from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 19 January 1903 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (502) Sigune |
| Pronunciation | German: [ˈziːɡuːnə] |
Alternative designations | 1903 LC |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.94 yr (41251 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8101 AU (420.38 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9546 AU (292.40 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.3824 AU (356.40 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.17955 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.68 yr (1343.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 271.391° |
Mean motion | 0° 16m 4.908s / day |
| Inclination | 25.030° |
Longitude of ascending node | 133.001° |
Argument of perihelion | 19.203° |
| Earth MOID | 0.975533 AU (145.9377 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.24872 AU (336.404 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.390 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 7.99±1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 10.922 h (0.4551 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.3405±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]
- ^ "502 Sigune (1903 LC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 84. ISBN 978-3-662-02804-9.