(507) Laodica
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 .