208 Lacrimosa
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date: | October 21, 1879 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 439.562 Gm (2.938 AU) |
| Perihelion: | 426.461 Gm (2.851 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 433.011 Gm (2.895 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.015 |
| Orbital period: | 1798.669 d (4.92 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 17.51 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 67.199° |
| Inclination: | 1.751° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 4.593° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 129.383° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 41.0 km |
| Mass: | unknown |
| Mean density: | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | unknown |
| Escape velocity: | unknown |
| Rotation period: | 14.085 h |
| Albedo: | 0.27 |
| Temperature: | unknown |
| Spectral type: | S |
| Absolute magnitude: | 8.96 |
208 Lacrimosa is a Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
It is also one of the biggest members of the Koronis asteroid family and probably a piece of the original asteroid which was broken in an impact which happened a long time ago that created the family.
It was found by Johann Palisa on October 21, 1879 in Pola.
The name comes from Our Lady of Sorrows, a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
[change] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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