552 Sigelinde
Main-belt asteroid
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552 Sigelinde is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
Discoverydate14 December 1904
(552) Sigelinde
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 14 December 1904 |
| Designations | |
| (552) Sigelinde | |
| Pronunciation | German: [ˈziːɡəlɪndə] |
| 1904 PO | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.22 yr (40623 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.4289 AU (512.96 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8723 AU (429.69 Gm) |
| 3.1506 AU (471.32 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.088319 |
| 5.59 yr (2042.6 d) | |
| 154.941° | |
| 0° 10m 34.464s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.6961° |
| 266.936° | |
| 348.530° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 38.78±1.35 km | |
| 17.156 h (0.7148 d) | |
| 0.0510±0.004 | |
| 9.6 | |
It was named after a character in Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre (The Valkyrie).
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