(26357) Laguerre

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Asteroid
(26357) Laguerre
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
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 .

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