506 Marion
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | February 17, 1903 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1903 LN |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.486 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.593 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.040 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Orbital period | 5.300 a |
| Mean anomaly | 152.797° |
| Inclination | 16.996° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 313.024° |
| Argument of perihelion | 147.535° |
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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 104 kilometres (64.6 mi).[1]
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