(508) Princetonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1903 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.
Where Princetonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Princetonia is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 508 |
| Provisional designation | A903 HC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 117 km (#169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 52.8 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.13 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00964 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.13 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
- (506) Marion
- (507) Laodica
- (510) Mabella
- (511) Davida
- (516) Amherstia
- (517) Edith
- (518) Halawe
- (519) Sylvania
- (521) Brixia
- (523) Ada
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