506 Marion

506 Marion

Discovery
Discovered by	Raymond Smith Dugan
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	17 February 1903
Designations
Alternative names	1903 LN
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	104.59 yr (38200 d)
Aphelion	3.4888 AU (521.92 Gm)
Perihelion	2.5889 AU (387.29 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.0389 AU (454.61 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14806
Orbital period	5.30 yr (1934.9 d)
Mean anomaly	178.097°
Mean motion	0° 11^m 9.78^s / day
Inclination	17.008°
Longitude of ascending node	312.950°
Argument of perihelion	146.177°
Earth MOID	1.62022 AU (242.381 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.67992 AU (251.312 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.158
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	52.97±1.3 km
Rotation period	13.546 h (0.5644 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0454±0.002
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.85

506 Marion is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan in February 1903, and was later named after a cousin of his. It is designated as a C-type asteroid with a size of approximately 104 kilometres (64.6 mi).^[2]

References

1. "506 Marion (1903 LN)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
2. URL=http://btboar.tripod.com/lightcurves/id20.html

External links

• 506 Marion at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters