(500) Selinur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1903 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Selinur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Selinur is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 500 |
| Provisional designation | A903 BJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.8 km (#952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.202 |
| Rotation period | 8.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 9.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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