(146) Lucina
| Asteroid (146) Lucina | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| 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. | |
(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.
