(2103) Laverna

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Asteroid
(2103) Laverna
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  January 13, 2016 ( JD 2,457,400.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1434  AU
eccentricity 0.1933
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5359 AU - 3.7508 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.6959 °
Length of the ascending node 292.1257 °
Argument of the periapsis 238.4798 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 26, 2016
Sidereal period 5.57 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.80 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 22.81 km (± 2.0)
Albedo 0.1625 (± 0.033)
Rotation period 9.249 h
Absolute brightness 10.9 likes
history
Explorer Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata
Date of discovery March 20, 1960
Another name 1960 FL , 1930 XM, 1932 EC 1 , 1932 EZ, 1936 YE, 1958 XV, 1971 BR 1 , 1974 RD 1 , 1977 EW, A915 CB
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(2103) Laverna is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1960 at the Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata ( IAU code 839) in the city of La Plata , Argentina .

It was named on November 10, 1992 at the suggestion of the American astronomer Frederick Pilcher after the ancient Roman deity Laverna , the patron goddess of thieves and deceivers.

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