(503) Evelyn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1903 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.
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Where Evelyn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evelyn is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 503 |
| Provisional designation | A903 BL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 81.7 km (#363 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0585 |
| Rotation period | 38.9 hours |
| Spectral type | XC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 5.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 January 1903
More named asteroids discovered by R. S. Dugan
- (497) Iva
- (506) Marion
- (507) Laodica
- (508) Princetonia
- (510) Mabella
- (511) Davida
- (516) Amherstia
- (517) Edith
- (518) Halawe
- (519) Sylvania
- (521) Brixia
- (523) Ada
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