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Asteroid 39 Laetitia


Named after Laetitia, a minor Roman goddess of gaiety.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2442189,5
Semi major axis2,7677 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,604 Julian years
Inclination10,375 °
Eccentricity0,1125
Lon. of ascending node157,591 °
Argument of perihelion207,021 °
Passage of perihelion1973-Dec-19.071620
Aphelion distance3,0791 AU
Mean anomaly32,950 °

Physical Data
Radius74,76 km
Rotation period5,138 days
Absolute magnitude (H)6,0744
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,898
Geometric albedo0,2869
Spectral classS

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererJean Chacornac
Discovered1856-02-08

Data File
Data File Name39_Laetitia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00