(269) Lady Justice

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Asteroid
(269) Lady Justice
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.

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