(2546) Libitina

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Asteroid
(2546) Libitina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,6001  AU
eccentricity 0.1912
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1029 AU - 3.0974 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.365 °
Sidereal period 4,193 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.47 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 15.4 km
Albedo 0.119
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.69 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer E. L. Johnson
Date of discovery March 23, 1950
Another name 1950 FC, 1937 AG, 3516 PL
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.

(2546) Libitina is an asteroid of the main belt , which the South African astronomers at March 23, 1950 Ernest Leonard Johnson , from the Union Observatory in Johannesburg was made, discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from Libitina , the Roman goddess of burial.

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