502 Sigune

502 Sigune
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date January 19, 1903
Designations
1903 LC
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 2.810 AU
Perihelion 1.956 AU
2.383 AU
Eccentricity 0.179
3.678 a
278.989°
Inclination 25.009°
133.098°
19.369°

    502 Sigune is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Like 501 Urhixidur and 500 Selinur, it is named after a character in Friedrich Theodor Vischer's then-bestseller satirical novel Auch Einer.[1]

    References

    1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 84. ISBN 9783662028049.

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