(822) Lalage Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 March 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Lalage is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLalageLalage

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lalage is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number822
Provisional designationA916 GJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.24 km (#6,356 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.349
Rotation period3.35 hours
Spectral typeDXCU
Absolute magnitude (H)12.07
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination0.719°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.923 au

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

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