1261 Legia

1261 Legia
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. Delporte
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date23 March 1933
Designations
(1261) Legia
Pronunciation/ˈliːdʒiə/
Named after
Latin name for Liège[2]
(Belgian city)
1933 FB · 1938 CS
1938 DH · 1944 FD
1966 DG
main-belt · (outer)
Themis[3] · background[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc84.28 yr (30,785 days)
Aphelion3.6992 AU
Perihelion2.5758 AU
3.1375 AU
Eccentricity0.1790
5.56 yr (2,030 days)
57.530°
0° 10m 38.28s / day
Inclination2.4274°
67.282°
104.64°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions31.20 km (derived)[3]
31.26±11.50 km[5]
31.28±1.3 km[6]
32.13±0.66 km[7]
32.576±0.126 km[8]
35.324±0.345 km[9]
36.56±0.35 km[10]
8.693±0.007 h[11]
0.048±0.009[10]
0.0564±0.0127[9]
0.06±0.05[5]
0.0601 (derived)[3]
0.067±0.004[8]
0.070±0.003[7]
0.0719±0.006[6]
P[9] · S (assumed)[3]
11.00[6][7][9] · 11.10[10] · 11.12±0.72[12] · 11.2[1][3] · 11.29[5]

1261 Legia, provisional designation 1933 FB, is a dark Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 March 1933, by astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle.[13] The asteroid was named for the Belgian city of Liège (Luke).[2]

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