(506) Marion Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 1903 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.
Where Marion is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marion is 3.44 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 506 |
| Provisional designation | A903 DB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 106 km (#213 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0454 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Spectral type | XC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by R. S. Dugan
- (497) Iva
- (503) Evelyn
- (507) Laodica
- (508) Princetonia
- (510) Mabella
- (511) Davida
- (516) Amherstia
- (517) Edith
- (518) Halawe
- (519) Sylvania
- (521) Brixia
- (523) Ada
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