(1412) Lagrula Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 January 1937 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Lagrula is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lagrula is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1412
Provisional designation1937 BA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.81 km (#6,768 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.318
Rotation period5.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.47
Orbital period3.30 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination4.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.981 au

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

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