1006 Lagrangea

1006 Lagrangea
Discovery[1]
Discovered by S. Belyavskij
Discovery site Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date 12 September 1923
Designations
MPC designation (1006) Lagrangea
Named after
Joseph Lagrange[2]
1923 OU
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 92.59 yr (33817 days)
Aphelion 4.2642 AU (637.92 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0245 AU (302.86 Gm)
3.1444 AU (470.40 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.35615
5.58 yr (2036.6 d)
212.45°
 10m 36.372s / day
Inclination 10.911°
294.65°
86.120°
Earth MOID 1.06066 AU (158.672 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.56955 AU (234.801 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.081
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
14.78±1.15 km
32.79 h (1.366 d)
0.0670±0.012
11.3

    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. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1006 Lagrangea (1923 OU)" (2015-05-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. 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 22 August 2016.


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