(1597) Laugier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1949 by L. Boyer at Algiers.
Where Laugier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laugier is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1597 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 EB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,754 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Rotation period | 8.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.