1597 Laugier

1597 Laugier
Shape model of Laugier from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Boyer
Discovery siteAlgiers Obs.
Discovery date7 March 1949
Designations
(1597) Laugier
Named after
Marguerite Laugier
(French astronomer)[2]
1949 EB
main-belt · (outer)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc68.01 yr (24,840 days)
Aphelion3.1024 AU
Perihelion2.5869 AU
2.8446 AU
Eccentricity0.0906
4.80 yr (1,752 days)
67.764°
0° 12m 19.44s / day
Inclination11.812°
158.63°
52.042°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions12.885±0.169[4]
24.30 km (calculated)[3]
8.0199 h[3]
8.02272 h[5]
0.057 (assumed)[3]
0.244±0.033[4]
C[3]
11.7[1] · 11.8[3]

1597 Laugier, provisional designation 1949 EB, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 March 1949, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the north African Algiers Observatory in Algeria.[6] It was later named after French astronomer Marguerite Laugier.[2]

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