(125) Liberatrix

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Asteroid
(125) Liberatrix
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.743  AU
eccentricity 0.0808
Perihelion - aphelion 2.521 AU - 2.964 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.66 °
Length of the ascending node 169.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 109.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 29th March 2017
Sidereal period 4 a 198 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 48 km
Albedo 0.182
Rotation period 3 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 9.04 likes
Spectral class M.
history
Explorer PM Henry
Date of discovery September 11, 1872
Another name 1943 FE, 1949 OE 1 , 1949 SM, 1954 TD 1 , A902 EG
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.

(125) Liberatrix is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Prosper Mathieu Henry on September 11, 1872 .

Liberatrix moves between about 2.5 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 3.0 astronomical units ( aphelion ) around the sun in 4.5 years . The orbit is inclined 4.7 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.08.

Liberatrix has a mean diameter of about 30 miles. It has a bright, metal-rich surface with an albedo of 0.182. It rotates around its own axis in around 4 hours.

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