39 Laetitia (A856 CA)
39 Laetitia (A856 CA) (Asteroid). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. 39 Laetitia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Jean Chacornac on 9 February 1856 and named after Laetitia, a…
39 Laetitia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Jean Chacornac on 9 February 1856 and named after Laetitia, a minor Roman goddess of gaiety. The spectrum matches an S-type, indicating a stony (silicate) composition. It is orbiting the Sun with a period of 4.61 years and is spinning on its axis once every 5.1 hours.
- Type: Asteroid
- Diameter: 180 km
- Orbital period: 4.6 years
- Eccentricity: 0.114