(1261) Legia
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Asteroid (1261) Legia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1424 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1764 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5881 AU - 3.6966 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.428 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,571 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.802 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 31.28 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.072 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 8.693 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,041 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eugène Delporte |
| Date of discovery | 1933 |
| Another name | 1933 FB, 1938 CS, 1938 DH |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1261) Legia is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on March 23, 1933 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel .
The name is derived from a Latin name for the Belgian city of Liège .