162 Laurentia
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| Orbital characteristics 1 | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 3.027 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.503 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.551 AU |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Physical characteristics 1 | |
| Diameter | 99.1 km |
| Rotation period | 11.87 hours |
| Spectral class 5 | STU |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.83 |
| Albedo 4 | 0.053 |
| History 2 | |
| Discoverer | P. M. Henry, 1876 |
162 Laurentia is a big and dark Main belt asteroid.
It was found by brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on April 21, 1876 and named after A. Laurent, a non-professional astronomer who found the asteroid 51 Nemausa.
An occultation by Laurentia was seen from Clive, Alberta on November 21, 1999.
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161 Athor | 162 Laurentia | 163 Erigone
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