(1133) Lugduna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1929 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.

Where Lugduna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lugduna is 1.78 au from the Sun and 0.839 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1133
Provisional designation1929 RC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.28 km (#6,323 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.363
Rotation period5.48 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.21
Orbital period3.23 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.187
Inclination5.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.781 au

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

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