(1767) Lampland Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1962 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Lampland is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lampland is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1767
Provisional designation1962 RJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.4 km (#3,028 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.116
Rotation period35.4 hours
Spectral typeXC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.79
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.0959
Inclination9.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

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