459 Signe

459 Signe
Discovery [1][2]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date22 October 1900
Designations
(459) Signe
Named after
Signy [3]
Norse mythology
1900 FM
main belt · (middle)
background [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc116.70 yr (42,624 days)
Aphelion3.1716 AU
Perihelion2.0727 AU
2.6222 AU
Eccentricity0.2095
4.25 yr (1,551 days)
182.92°
0° 13m 55.56s / day
Inclination10.302°
29.497°
19.410°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions29.32±2.4 km
5.5362 h (0.23068 d)
0.1370±0.026
Tholen = S [1]
10.44

459 Signe, provisional designation 1900 FM, is a stony asteroid from the background population of the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 26 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 22 October 1900.[2] The asteroid was presumably named after Signy, a character of the Scandinavian Völsunga saga and Norse mythology. Signy is the daughter of Völsung and sister of Sigmund.[3]

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