(1287) Lorcia
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Asteroid (1287) Lorcia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0091 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0653 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8126 AU - 3.2056 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.832 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,220 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.17 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 22.30 km |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Absolute brightness | 10,987 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Arend |
| Date of discovery | August 25, 1933 |
| Another name | 1933 QL, 1954 TG |
| 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. | |
(1287) Lorcia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 25, 1933 by the Belgian astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend in Ukkel .
The asteroid is named after the wife of the Polish astronomer Tadeusz Banachiewicz .