(552) Sigelinde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Sigelinde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sigelinde is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 552 |
| Provisional designation | A904 XB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 88.7 km (#299 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Rotation period | 17.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0900 |
| Inclination | 7.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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