(1176) Lucidor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1930 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Lucidor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucidor is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1176 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 VE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.5 km (#2,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Rotation period | 4.08 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 6.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 November 1930
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