(26357) Laguerre
Asteroid (26357) Laguerre |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
Major semi-axis | 2.6206 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1882 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1273 AU - 3.1140 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.6606 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.24 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.39 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Paul G. Comba |
Date of discovery | December 27, 1998 |
Another name | 1998 YK 10 , 1972 VT 1 |
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. |
(26357) Laguerre is an asteroid of the main belt , the American Italian-December 27, 1998 by astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory ( IAU code in 684) Arizona was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the French mathematician Edmond Laguerre (1834–1886), who is considered to be the co-founder of modern geometry .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Laguerre: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (26357) Laguerre in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (26357) Laguerre in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).