(507) Laodica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1903 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.
Where Laodica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laodica is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 507 |
| Provisional designation | A903 DC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 45.2 km (#853 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Rotation period | 4.71 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 9.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.