(1939) Loretta
Asteroid (1939) Loretta |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.122 AU |
eccentricity | 0.127 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.724 AU - 3.52 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.907 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 40.419 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 190.677 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 2455852 |
Sidereal period | 5.52 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 30 km |
Albedo | 0.09 |
Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Charles Thomas Kowal |
Date of discovery | 17th October 1974 |
Another name | 1974 UC; 1934 JE; 1934 LQ; 1939 EH; 1939 GP; 1950 DT; 1950 ES; 1951 MF; 1955 CA; 1969 TE 5 ; 1975 TZ 5 ; 1975 XW |
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. |
(1939) Loretta ( 1974 UC ; 1934 JE ; 1934 LQ ; 1939 EH ; 1939 GP ; 1950 DT ; 1950 ES ; 1951 MF ; 1955 CA ; 1969 TE 5 ; 1975 TZ 5 ; 1975 XW ) is an asteroid of the main belt , the was discovered on October 17, 1974 by Charles Thomas Kowal at the Palomar Observatory .