(292) Ludovica

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Asteroid
(292) Ludovica
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.53  AU
eccentricity 0.033
Perihelion - aphelion 2,447 AU - 2,613 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.9 °
Length of the ascending node 43.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 285.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 28, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 9 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 32 km
Albedo 0.2652
Rotation period 8 h 56 min
Absolute brightness 9.5 likes
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery April 25, 1890
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(292) Ludovica is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 25 April 1890 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.

Ludovica moves from 2.4492 ( perihelion ) to 2.6158 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.0228 years . The orbit is inclined 14.9192 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0342.

Ludovica has a diameter of 32 kilometers. It has a relatively light surface with an albedo of 0.140. It rotates around its own axis in around 8 hours and 56 minutes.

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