(269) Lady Justice
Asteroid (269) Lady Justice |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,618 AU |
eccentricity | 0.213 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.061 AU - 3.175 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 156.8 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 120.2 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | October 11, 2009 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 86 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 54 km |
Albedo | 0.0974 |
Rotation period | 16 h 33 min |
Absolute brightness | 9.5 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Johann Palisa |
Date of discovery | September 21, 1887 |
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(269) Justitia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 21, 1887 .
The heavenly body was named after Iustitia , the Roman goddess of justice.
Justitia moves from 2.0627 ( perihelion ) to 3.1726 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.2352 years . The orbit is inclined 5.4784 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.2120.
Justitia has a diameter of 54 kilometers. It has a relatively dark surface with an albedo of 0.097. It rotates once around its own axis in around 16 hours and 33 minutes.