(1819) Laputa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1948 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.
Where Laputa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laputa is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1819 |
| Provisional designation | 1948 PC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 54.2 km (#665 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 9.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 23.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 August 1948
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- (1623) Vivian
- (1731) Smuts
- (1760) Sandra
- (1885) Herero
- (1922) Zulu
- (2546) Libitina
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