(1593) Fagnes Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 1951 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Fagnes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fagnes is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1593 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 LB |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.09 km (#8,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Rotation period | 25.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.60 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.281 |
| Inclination | 9.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.586 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 June 1951
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- (1281) Jeanne
- (1286) Banachiewicza
- (1287) Lorcia
- (1313) Berna
- (1314) Paula
- (1315) Bronislawa
- (1348) Michel
- (1352) Wawel
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