Discovered by Van Gent, H. Observation arc 86.60 yr (31631 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Flora family Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 13 September 1929 Discovered 13 September 1929 Discoverer Hendrik van Gent Discovery site Union Observatory | |
Aphelion 2.5964275 AU (388.42003 Gm) Perihelion 1.7751265 AU (265.55514 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.1857770 AU (326.98759 Gm) Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, Asteroid belt | ||
1133 Lugduna is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3.23 years. It was discovered by H. Van Gent on September 13, 1929, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lugdunum Batavorum is the Latin name for the city of Katwijk, 10 kilometers to the west of Leiden, The Netherlands. It was named by the discoverer and the orbit computer, G. Pels. Its provisional designation was 1929 RC1. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2011 give a rotation period of 5.477 ± 0.001 hours. It has a diameter of 8.5 km and a Tholen classification of S.
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