467 Laura

467 Laura (1901 FY) is Main-belt asteroid discovered on 9 January 1901 by Max Wolf at Heidelberg. The semi-major axis of the orbit of 467 Laura lies just inside the 7/3 Kirkwood gap, located at 2.95 AU.^[3] It's named after the character Laura from Amilcare Ponchielli's opera La Gioconda.

DiscoveredbyMax Wolf

DiscoverysiteHeidelberg Observatory

Discoverydate9 January 1901

MPCdesignation

(467) Laura

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467 Laura

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg Observatory
Discovery date	9 January 1901
Designations
MPC designation	(467) Laura
Pronunciation	/ˈlɔːrə/[1] Italian: [ˈlaura]
Alternative designations	1901 FY; 1954 OE; A924 RG
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	115.03 yr (42015 d)
Aphelion	3.26446 AU (488.356 Gm)
Perihelion	2.62441 AU (392.606 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.94444 AU (440.482 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1086874
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.05 yr (1845.4 d)
Mean anomaly	5.2504112°
Mean motion	0° 11m 42.269s / day
Inclination	6.43615°
Longitude of ascending node	322.48119°
Argument of perihelion	91.31635°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	41.96±3.2 km
Synodic rotation period	36.8 h (1.53 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0633±0.011
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.9

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