(1597) Laugier

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Asteroid
(1597) Laugier
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8453  AU
eccentricity 0.0897
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5902 AU - 3.1004 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.801 °
Sidereal period 4,800 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.66 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 13 km
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Louis Boyer
Date of discovery March 7, 1949
Another name 1949 EB
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(1597) Laugier is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 March 1949 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier .

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