1176 Lucidor

1176 Lucidor

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	E. Delporte
Discovery site	Uccle—Belgium
Discovery date	15 November 1930
Designations
MPC designation	1176 Lucidor
Named after	Lucidor (astronomer)[2]
Alternative names	1930 VE · 1927 BF 1971 BD2
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	85.42 yr (31199 days)
Aphelion	3.0769 AU (460.30 Gm)
Perihelion	2.3078 AU (345.24 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6923 AU (402.76 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14283
Orbital period	4.42 yr (1613.6 d)
Mean anomaly	135.51°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 23.196^s / day
Inclination	6.6438°
Longitude of ascending node	272.26°
Argument of perihelion	156.37°
Earth MOID	1.32229 AU (197.812 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.20719 AU (330.191 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.347
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	30.7 km
Mean radius	15.325±0.4 km
Rotation period	4.0791 h (0.16996 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0821±0.005
Spectral type	SMASS = C
Absolute magnitude (H)	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

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1176 Lucidor (1930 VE)" (2015-04-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1176) Lucidor. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

External links

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• 1176 Lucidor at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters