(120) Lachesis
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Asteroid (120) Lachesis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.116 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.058 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.935 AU - 3.297 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 341.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 232.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 17, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 182 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 174.1 km |
| Albedo | 0.0463 |
| Rotation period | 46 h 33 min |
| Absolute brightness | 7.75 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Borrelly |
| Date of discovery | April 10, 1872 |
| Another name | A910 CF, A918 UB |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(120) Lachesis is a main outer belt asteroid discovered by A. Borrelly on April 10, 1872 .
Lachesis has a diameter of 174.1 km. It has a dark carbonaceous surface with a geometric albedo of 0.046.
The heavenly body was named after Lachesis , a goddess of fate from Greek mythology .