(1851) Lacroute

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Asteroid
(1851) Lacroute
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
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(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 .

See also