1006 Lagrangea
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Belyavskij |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
| Discovery date | 12 September 1923 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1006 Lagrangea (1923 OU) |
Named after | Joseph Lagrange[2] |
| 1923 OU | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.65 yr (33,474 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.2643 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0313 AU |
| 3.1478 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3546 |
| 5.59 yr (2039.9 days) | |
| 141.69° | |
| Inclination | 10.912° |
| 294.74° | |
| 86.081° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.0688 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 29.6 km |
| 32.79 h | |
| 0.0670 | |
| 11.3 | |
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1006 Langrangea is a main-belt asteroid about 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky at Simeiz Observatory, Crimea, on September 12, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OU.[1] It is named after mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1006 Lagrangea (1923 OU)" (2015-05-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1006) Lagrangea. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1006 Lagrangea at the JPL Small-Body Database
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