1851 Lacroute

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1851 Lacroute
Discovery [1]
Discovered by L. Boyer
Discovery site Algiers Obs.
Discovery date9 November 1950
Designations
(1851) Lacroute
Named after
Pierre Lacroute
(French astronomer) [2]
1950 VA
main-belt  ·(inner)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 66.35 yr (24,236 days)
Aphelion 3.7003 AU
Perihelion 2.5044 AU
3.1024 AU
Eccentricity 0.1927
5.46 yr (1,996 days)
85.690°
0° 10m 49.44s / day
Inclination 1.6660°
24.766°
343.20°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 16.89 km (IRAS) [3]
18.158±0.108 km [4]
0.049±0.007 [4]
0.0745±0.009(IRAS) [3]
12.7 [1]

    1851 Lacroute, provisional designation 1950 VA, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers in diameter.

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    It was discovered on 9 November 1950, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the Algiers Observatory in the capital of Algeria, Northern Africa, and named after French astronomer Pierre Lacroute. [2] [5]

    Orbit and classification

    Lacroute orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.7  AU once every 5 years and 6 months (1,996 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] As no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made, the body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation in 1950. [5]

    Physical characteristics

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Lacroute measures 16.9 and 18.2 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.049 and 0.074, respectively. [3] [4] As of 2016, the body's spectral type, as well as its rotation period and shape remain unknown. [1] [6]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named in honor of French astronomer Pierre Lacroute (1906–1993), a known astrometrist, president of IAU's Commission 24 in the 1970s, and director of the Observatory of Strasbourg, instrumental in the establishment of the Stellar Data Center (also see SIMBAD). [2]

    Lacroute also made an independent reduction of the astrometric star catalogue AGK3, using a technique involving overlapping photographic plates. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 August 1978 ( M.P.C. 4419). [7]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1851 Lacroute (1950 VA)" (2017-03-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 8 June 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 4 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1851) Lacroute". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1851) Lacroute. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 148. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1852. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.
    3. 1 2 3 Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System – IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T . Retrieved 17 October 2019.
    4. 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv: 1209.5794 . Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8 . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
    5. 1 2 "1851 Lacroute (1950 VA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
    6. ↑ "LCDB Data for (1851) Lacroute". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
    7. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2009). "Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008) . Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p.  221. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4. ISBN   978-3-642-01964-7.
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