(1851) Lacroute
Asteroid (1851) Lacroute |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1029 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1933 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5031 AU - 3.7026 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.669 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.466 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.91 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 16.88 km |
Albedo | 0.075 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12,529 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Louis Boyer |
Date of discovery | November 9, 1950 |
Another name | 1950 VA |
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. |
(1851) Lacroute is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 November 1950 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the French astronomer Pierre Lacroute .