(1361) Leuschneria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Leuschneria is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leuschneria is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1361
Provisional designation1935 QA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.6 km (#1,383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0660
Rotation period12.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.95
Orbital period5.41 years
Semi-major axis3.08 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.130
Inclination21.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

Also discovered on 30 August 1935

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