Discovered by E. Delporte Alternative names 1938 QB Discovered 26 August 1938 Discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte MPC designation 1493 | Discovery date 26 August 1938 Observation arc 107.39 yr (39224 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 2.9199701 AU (436.82131 Gm) Perihelion 1.9425057 AU (290.59472 Gm) Similar 1221 Amor, 2101 Adonis, Sun | ||
1493 Sigrid (1938 QB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 26, 1938, by E. Delporte at Uccle. It was named after the wife of the Danish-American astronomer Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren.
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