(144) Vibilia

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Asteroid
(144) Vibilia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,655  AU
eccentricity 0.236
Perihelion - aphelion 2.028 AU - 3.282 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.8 °
Length of the ascending node 76.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 293.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 24, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 119 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 142 km
Albedo 0.0597
Rotation period 13 h 49 min
Absolute brightness 7.91 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery June 3, 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.

(144) Vibilia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on June 3, 1875 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters . The heavenly body was named after Vibilia , a deity from Roman mythology .

Vibilia ranges from 2.029 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 3.280 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4.32 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 4.808 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.236.

Vibilia has an average diameter of 142 km. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.06. The asteroid rotates around its own axis in around 13 hours and 49 minutes.

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