502 Sigune

Summary

502 Sigune is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 502 Sigune is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 502 Sigune's image is recorded as 000502-asteroid shape model (502) Sigune.png^[4].
• 502 Sigune's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 502 Sigune's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[6].
• Sigune is named after 502 Sigune^[7].
• 502 Sigune's follows is recorded as Q154948^[8].
• 502 Sigune's followed by is recorded as Q154961^[9].
• 502 Sigune's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 502 Sigune's Commons category is recorded as 502 Sigune^[11].
• 502 Sigune's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 502 Sigune's provisional designation is recorded as 1903 LC^[13].
• 502 Sigune's provisional designation is recorded as 1925 AD^[14].
• 502 Sigune's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 EK^[15].
• 502 Sigune's provisional designation is recorded as A903 BM^[16].
• 502 Sigune's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1903-01-19T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 502 Sigune's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lw1x^[18].
• 502 Sigune's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000502^[19].
• 502 Sigune's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 502 Sigune's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 502 Sigune's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1784136049191405'}^[22].
• 502 Sigune's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.73'}^[23].
• 502 Sigune's different from is recorded as Sigune^[24].
• 502 Sigune's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.009'}^[25].
• 502 Sigune's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.01968413632413'}^[26].
• 502 Sigune's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1343.996204450651'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

502 Sigune's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Sigune is named after 502 Sigune^[7].

Why It Matters

502 Sigune ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]