Astronomy:500 Selinur

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
500 Selinur
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date16 January 1903
Designations
(500) Selinur
PronunciationGerman: [ˈzeːliːnʊɐ̯]
1903 LA
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.90 yr (41238 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.9936 astronomical unit|AU (447.84 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.2313 AU (333.80 Gm)
2.6124 AU (390.81 Gm)
Eccentricity0.14588
Orbital period4.22 yr (1542.3 d)
Mean anomaly43.1528°
Mean motion0° 14m 0.312s / day
Inclination9.7716°
Longitude of ascending node289.934°
74.510°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius21.60±0.55 km
Rotation period8.0111 h (0.33380 d)
Geometric albedo0.1804±0.009
Absolute magnitude (H)9.2


Selinur (minor planet designation: 500 Selinur) is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt. Like 501 Urhixidur and 502 Sigune, it is named after a character in Friedrich Theodor Vischer's then-bestseller satirical novel Auch Einer.[2]

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