| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 19 February 1903 |
| Designations | |
| (507) Laodica | |
| Pronunciation | /leɪˈɒdɪkə/[1] |
| 1903 LO | |
| Main belt Laodica family | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.58 yr (40025 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.4678 AU (518.78 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8401 AU (424.87 Gm) |
| 3.1540 AU (471.83 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.099503 |
| 5.60 yr (2045.9 d) | |
| 189.236° | |
| 0° 10m 33.456s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.4964° |
| 293.461° | |
| 100.68° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 21.89±2 km |
| 6.737 h (0.2807 d) | |
| 0.2112±0.045 | |
| 9.2 | |
Laodica (minor planet designation: 507 Laodica) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
References
- ^ 'Laodice' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "507 Laodica (1903 LO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 507 Laodica, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2001)
- Lightcurves 507 Laodica, tripod.com
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 507 Laodica at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 507 Laodica at the JPL Small-Body Database
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