506 Marion
Encyclopedia
506 Marion is a minor planet
orbiting the Sun
. It was discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan
in February 1903, and was later named for a cousin of his. It is designated as a C-type asteroid
with a size of approximately 104 kilometres (64.6 mi).
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
orbiting the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
. It was discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan
Raymond Smith Dugan
Raymond Smith Dugan was an American astronomer and a graduate of Amherst College in Massachusetts .Dugan obtained his Masters Degree from Amherst College in 1902, and then received his Ph.D...
in February 1903, and was later named for a cousin of his. It is designated as a C-type asteroid
C-type asteroid
C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. They are the most common variety, forming around 75% of known asteroids, and an even higher percentage in the outer part of the asteroid belt beyond 2.7 AU, which is dominated by this asteroid type...
with a size of approximately 104 kilometres (64.6 mi).