(141) lumens
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.