(264) Libussa
Asteroid (264) Libussa |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.8 AU |
eccentricity | 0.135 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.423 AU - 3.177 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.4 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 49.7 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 340.9 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | December 11, 2017 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 250 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.7 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 63 km |
Albedo | 0.187 |
Rotation period | 9.2276 h |
Absolute brightness | 8.42 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | CHF Peters |
Date of discovery | December 22, 1886 |
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(264) Libussa is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 22 December 1886 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters at the observatory of Clinton ( United States was discovered).
The celestial body was named after Libussa , the legendary founder of the city of Prague .
Libussa moves at a distance of 2.4194 ( perihelion ) to 3.1767 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.68 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 10.4341 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1353.
Libussa has an average diameter of about 63 kilometers. It has a very light, silicate-rich surface with an albedo of 0.187. It rotates around its own axis in around 9 hours and 14 minutes.