1851 Lacroute
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 November 1950 |
| Designations | |
| (1851) Lacroute | |
Named after | Pierre Lacroute (French astronomer) |
| 1950 VA | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 66.35 yr (24,236 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7003 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5044 AU |
| 3.1024 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1927 |
| 5.46 yr (1,996 days) | |
| 85.690° | |
| 0° 10m 49.44s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.6660° |
| 24.766° | |
| 343.20° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 16.89 km (IRAS) 18.158±0.108 km |
| 0.049±0.007 0.0745±0.009 (IRAS) | |
| 12.7 | |
1851 Lacroute, provisional designation 1950 VA, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 9 November 1950, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the Algiers Observatory in the capital of Algeria, Northern Africa, and named after French astronomer Pierre Lacroute.