503 Evelyn
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | January 19, 1903 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1903 LF |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.201 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.248 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.725 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Orbital period | 4.498 a |
| Mean anomaly | 303.359° |
| Inclination | 5.026° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 69.201° |
| Argument of perihelion | 40.140° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 87.58 ± 3.58[1] km |
| Mass | (2.85 ± 0.34) × 1018[1] kg |
| Mean density | 8.10 ± 1.38[1] g/cm3 |
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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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: 98-118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
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