1176 Lucidor

1176 Lucidor
Discovery [1]
Discovered by E. Delporte
Discovery site Uccle—Belgium
Discovery date 15 November 1930
Designations
MPC designation (1176) Lucidor
Named after
 Lucidor (astronomer)[2]
1930 VE · 1927 BF
1971 BD2
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.42 yr (31199 days)
Aphelion 3.0769 AU (460.30 Gm)
Perihelion 2.3078 AU (345.24 Gm)
2.6923 AU (402.76 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.14283
4.42 yr (1613.6 d)
135.51°
0° 13m 23.196s / day
Inclination 6.6438°
272.26°
156.37°
Earth MOID 1.32229 AU (197.812 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.20719 AU (330.191 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.347
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 30.7 km
Mean radius
 15.325±0.4 km
4.0791 h (0.16996 d)
0.0821±0.005
SMASS = C
11.5

    1176 Lucidor, provisional designation 1930 VE, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1930, by Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium. On the same day, it was independently discovered by Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory and 15 days later by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory in Crimea. The C-type asteroid measures about 31 kilometers in diameter.[1]

    Lucidor was named in honor of an amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1176 Lucidor (1930 VE)" (2015-04-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1176) Lucidor. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.


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