(1851) Lacroute
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Asteroid (1851) Lacroute |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1029 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1933 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5031 AU - 3.7026 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.669 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.466 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.91 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 16.88 km |
| Albedo | 0.075 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12,529 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Louis Boyer |
| Date of discovery | November 9, 1950 |
| Another name | 1950 VA |
| 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. | |
(1851) Lacroute is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 November 1950 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the French astronomer Pierre Lacroute .