(39) Laetitia

(39) Laetitia is an asteroid that is part of the asteroid belt and was discovered by Jean Chacornac on February 8, 1856 from the observatory in Paris, France. It is named after Lætitia (Latin for “joy”), one of the epithets for Ceres, the Roman goddess of fertility and abundance.

Orbital characteristics

Laetitia is located at an average distance of 2,769 AU from the Sun, being able to get as close as 2,454 AU and as far away as 3,084 AU. Its eccentricity is 0.1139 and the orbital inclination is 10.38°. It takes 1,683 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.