Discovered by Sylvain Arend Alternative names 1933 QL Discovered 25 August 1933 Discoverer Sylvain Arend MPC designation 1287 | Discovery date 25 August 1933 Observation arc 82.63 yr (30182 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.2023563 AU (479.06568 Gm) Perihelion 2.8197517 AU (421.82885 Gm) Discovery site Royal Observatory of Belgium People also search for 1286 Banachiewicza, Sun, 1579 Herrick | ||
1287 Lorcia (1933 QL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 25, 1933, by Sylvain Arend at Uccle.
It is named after wife of Tadeusz Banachiewicz, Polish mathematician and astronomer.
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