503 Evelyn

503 Evelyn

Name
Name Evelyn
Designation 1903 LF
Discovery
Discoverer Raymond Smith Dugan
Discovery date January 19, 1903
Discovery site Heidelberg
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.175
Semimajor axis (a) 2.725 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.248 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.201 AU
Orbital period (P) 4.498 a
Inclination (i) 5.026°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 69.201°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 40.140°
Mean anomaly (M) 303.359°

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.