(1939) Loretta

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Asteroid
(1939) Loretta
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 .