1461 Jean-Jacques

1461 Jean-Jacques, provisional designation 1937 YL, is a metallic asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 33 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French female astronomer Marguerite Laugier at Nice Observatory in southern France on 30 December 1937.

The metallic M-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.0–3.3 AU once every five and a half years (2,020 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.05 and is tilted by 15 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 16.6 hours and a geometric albedo of 0.10–0.27 according to the surveys carried out by IRAS, Akari, WISE and NEOWISE.

The minor planet was named after Jean-Jacques Laugier, the son of the discoverer.

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Jean-Jacques

Jean-Jacques is a French given name, equivalent to John James in English.

Notable people bearing this name include:

Jean Jacques

Jean Jacques (Jean-Jacques Bortolaï) is a French singer.

He represented Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "Maman, Maman", at the time just 12 years old. With 11 points, he came in 6th position.

Now he works as a coach in the local rugby team.

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