Discovered by E. Delporte MPC designation 1176 Lucidor Minor planet category main-belt Absolute magnitude 10.9 Discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte | Discovery date 15 November 1930 Named after Lucidor (astronomer) Discovered 15 November 1930 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1930 VE · 1927 BF
1971 BD2 Discovery site Royal Observatory of Belgium Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 1221 Amor, 2101 Adonis, Sun | ||
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.
Lucidor was named in honor of an amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer.
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