(1819) Laputa

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Asteroid
(1819) Laputa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3,140  AU
eccentricity 0.224
Perihelion - aphelion 2.436 AU - 3.844 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 23.893 °
Sidereal period 5.56 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (54.165 ± 0.325) km
Albedo 0.050 ± 0.004
Absolute brightness 10.4 mag
history
Explorer E. L. Johnson
Date of discovery August 9, 1948
Another name 1948 PC, 1929 CN, 1974 DY
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.

(1819) Laputa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 August 1948 by E. L. Johnson , from the Union Observatory in Johannesburg , was discovered off.

The asteroid is named after the floating island from the book Gulliver's Travels .

See also