502 Sigune

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]

DiscoveredbyMax Wolf

DiscoverysiteHeidelberg

Discoverydate19 January 1903

MPCdesignation

(502) Sigune

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502 Sigune

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

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