(1261) Legia
Asteroid (1261) Legia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1424 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1764 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5881 AU - 3.6966 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.428 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,571 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.802 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 31.28 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.072 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 8.693 h |
Absolute brightness | 11,041 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Eugène Delporte |
Date of discovery | 1933 |
Another name | 1933 FB, 1938 CS, 1938 DH |
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. |
(1261) Legia is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on March 23, 1933 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel .
The name is derived from a Latin name for the Belgian city of Liège .