(1006) Lagrangea Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 September 1923 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.

Where Lagrangea is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lagrangea is 4.19 au from the Sun and 5.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1006
Provisional designationA923 RU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter35.3 km (#1,142 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period19.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.41
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 4.26 au
Eccentricity0.359
Inclination10.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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