(3021) Lucubratio

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Asteroid
(3021) Lucubratio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.185  AU
eccentricity 0.253
Perihelion - aphelion 2.379 AU - 3.991 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.532 °
Sidereal period 5.68 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.4 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 24 km
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery February 6, 1967
Another name 1967 CB, 1973 FM 2 , 1973 GG 1 , 1976 SO 6 , 1982 SF 1 , 1984 CS, 1984 EH
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(3021) Lucubratio is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss on February 6, 1967 astronomer Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Latin name for “night work” , “working with light” or “studying at night”.

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