(141) lumens

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Asteroid
(141) lumens
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,667  AU
eccentricity 0.213
Perihelion - aphelion 2.099 AU - 3.235 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.9 °
Length of the ascending node 318.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 58.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion September 8, 2008
Sidereal period 4 a 130 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 131 km
Albedo 0.054
Rotation period 19 h 52 min
Absolute brightness 8 likes
history
Explorer Paul Henry
Date of discovery January 13, 1875
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.

(141) Lumen is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Paul Pierre Henry on January 13, 1875 . The asteroid is named after the title of a book by Camille Flammarion .

Lumen moves at a distance of 2.096 ( perihelion ) to 3.238 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.36 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 11.877 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.214.

With a diameter of 131 km, Lumen is one of the larger asteroids in the main belt. It has a dark, carbonaceous surface with an albedo of 0.054.