(429) Lotis
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Asteroid (429) Lotis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.607 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.283 AU - 2.931 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.5 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 220 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 168.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 2, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 76 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 70 ± 1.5 km |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 13 h 35 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.82 mag |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Charlois |
| Date of discovery | November 23, 1897 |
| Another name | A905 SA, 1897 DL |
| 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. | |
(429) Lotis is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on November 23, 1897 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois in Nice.
The asteroid was named after Lotis , a nymph in Greek mythology .