Selinur (minor planet designation: 500 Selinur) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Like 501 Urhixidur and 502 Sigune, it is named after a character in Friedrich Theodor Vischer's then-bestseller satirical novel Auch Einer.[2]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 16 January 1903 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (500) Selinur |
Pronunciation | German: [ˈzeːliːnʊɐ̯] |
Alternative designations | 1903 LA |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 112.90 yr (41238 d) |
Aphelion | 2.9936 AU (447.84 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.2313 AU (333.80 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.6124 AU (390.81 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.14588 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.22 yr (1542.3 d) |
Mean anomaly | 43.1528° |
Mean motion | 0° 14m 0.312s / day |
Inclination | 9.7716° |
Longitude of ascending node | 289.934° |
Argument of perihelion | 74.510° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 21.60±0.55 km |
Synodic rotation period | 8.0111 h (0.33380 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1804±0.009 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.2 |
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