(264) Libussa

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Asteroid
(264) Libussa
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.

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