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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 459 Signe (1900 FM)" (2017-07-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "459 Signe (1900 FM)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(459) Signe". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (459) Signe. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 52. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_460. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  4. ^ "Asteroid 459 Signe – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 24 October 2019.