(1493) Sigrid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
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Where Sigrid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sigrid is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1493 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.9 km (#1,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Rotation period | 43.3 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.930 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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