(146) Lucina
Asteroid (146) Lucina |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.719 AU |
eccentricity | 0.064 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.544 AU - 2.894 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.1 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 84.2 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 144.3 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | August 6, 2009 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 177 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.0 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 132 km |
Albedo | 0.0531 |
Rotation period | 18 h 33 min |
Absolute brightness | 8.2 likes |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | A. Borrelly |
Date of discovery | June 8, 1875 |
Another name | 1950 CY |
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(146) Lucina is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly on June 8, 1875 . The celestial body was named after Lucina , the Roman goddess of the moon, childbirth and obstetrics.
Lucina moves between 2,542 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 2,895 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4.48 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 13.074 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.065.
Lucina has a diameter of 132 km. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.053. It rotates around its own axis in around 18 hours and 33 minutes.