1493 Sigrid
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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.
Sigrid
Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr, meaning "victory" " wisdom " and "beautiful". Nicknames for Sigrid are Siri, Sigga, Silggian,and Sickan. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda....
(1938 QB) is a main-belt
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on August 26, 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle
Uccle
Uccle or Ukkel is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.Uccle is known for its well-to-do areas, its green spots and its high rental rates.-History:...
. It was named after the wife of the Danish-American astronomer Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren.