(502) Sigune Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1903 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Sigune is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sigune is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 502 |
| Provisional designation | A903 BM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.8 km (#2,939 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Rotation period | 10.9 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 25.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 January 1903
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