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1597 Laugier

1597 Laugier

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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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Orbit and classification

This asteroid orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.6–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 10 months (1,752 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] As no precoveries were taken and no prior identifications were made, Laugier's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation in 1949.[6]

Physical characteristics

Laugier is a presumed C-type asteroid[3]

Lightcurves

A rotational lightcurve for this asteroid from an unpublished source at the Asteroid Light Curve Database gave a well-defined rotation period of 8.020 hours with a brightness amplitude between 0.68 and 0.71 in magnitude (U=3).[3] A similar period of 8.023 hours was previously obtained from remodeled data of the Lowell photometric database in March 2016.[1][5]

Diameter and albedo

According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Laugier measures 12.9 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.244,[4] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids of 0.057, and calculates a diameter of 24.3 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 11.8.[3]

Naming

This minor planet was named after French astronomer and asteroid discoverer Marguerite Laugier (1896–1976). The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 August 1978 (M.P.C. 4418).[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1597 Laugier (1949 EB)" (2017-03-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1597) Laugier". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1597) Laugier. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 126. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1598. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. [3]
    "LCDB Data for (1597) Laugier". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. [4]
    Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. [5]
    Durech, J.; Hanus, J.; Oszkiewicz, D.; Vanco, R. (March 2016). "Asteroid models from the Lowell photometric database". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 587: 6. arXiv:1601.02909. Bibcode:2016A&A...587A..48D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527573. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. [6]
    "1597 Laugier (1949 EB)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. [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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