Laura (minor planet designation: 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.


| Discovery | |
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| 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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