1176 Lucidor
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle—Belgium |
| Discovery date | 15 November 1930 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1176 Lucidor |
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Named after
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Lucidor (astronomer)[2] |
| 1930 VE · 1927 BF 1971 BD2 |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.38 yr (30,818 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0751 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3110 AU |
| 2.6931 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1418 |
| 4.42 yr (1614.2 days) | |
| 46.250° | |
| Inclination | 6.6457° |
| 272.36° | |
| 156.40° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.3277 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 30.7 km |
| 4.0791 h | |
| 0.0821 | |
| 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 a female amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1176 Lucidor at the JPL Small-Body Database
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