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506 Marion

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Discovered by
  
Raymond Smith Dugan

Alternative names
  
1903 LN

Aphelion
  
3.4888 AU (521.92 Gm)

Discovered
  
17 February 1903

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
17 February 1903

Observation arc
  
104.59 yr (38200 d)

Perihelion
  
2.5889 AU (387.29 Gm)

Inclination
  
17.008°

Discoverer
  
Raymond Smith Dugan

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 375 Ursula, 423 Diotima

Asteroid occultation 506 marion eclipses star hip 65567


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).

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506 marion occultation observed by the las vegas astronomical society


References

506 Marion Wikipedia