(507) Laodica
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Asteroid (507) Laodica |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.157 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.095 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.858 AU - 3.456 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.5 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 293.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 99.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 3, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 223 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (44 ± 4) |
| Albedo | 0.21 |
| Rotation period | 4.7 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | R. S. Dugan |
| Date of discovery | February 19, 1903 |
| Another name | 1903 LO, 1958 AK, 1974 YC |
| 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. | |
(507) Laodica is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 February 1903 by Raymond Smith Dugan was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the mythological figure Laodike , a daughter of King Priam of Troy .