(146) Lucina

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Asteroid
(146) Lucina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.719  AU
eccentricity 0.064
Perihelion - aphelion 2.544 AU - 2.894 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.1 °
Length of the ascending node 84.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 144.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 6, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 177 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 132 km
Albedo 0.0531
Rotation period 18 h 33 min
Absolute brightness 8.2 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer A. Borrelly
Date of discovery June 8, 1875
Another name 1950 CY
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(146) Lucina is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly on June 8, 1875 . The celestial body was named after Lucina , the Roman goddess of the moon, childbirth and obstetrics.

Lucina moves between 2,542 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 2,895 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4.48 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 13.074 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.065.

Lucina has a diameter of 132 km. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.053. It rotates around its own axis in around 18 hours and 33 minutes.

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