260 Huberta
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by: | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date: | October 3, 1886 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
Aphelion | 578.652 Gm (3.868 AU) |
Perihelion: | 451.975 Gm (3.021 AU) |
Semi-major axis: | 515.313 Gm (3.445 AU) |
Eccentricity: | 0.123 |
Orbital period: | 2335.12 d (6.39 a) |
Mean anomaly: | 186.169° |
Inclination: | 6.444° |
Longitude of ascending node: | 165.836° |
Argument of perihelion: | 178.345° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions: | 95.0 km |
Mass: | unknown |
Mean density: | unknown |
Escape velocity: | unknown |
Rotation period: | 8.29 h |
Albedo: | 0.051 |
260 Huberta is a big asteroid orbiting near the farther edge of the Main belt. It is dark and has lots of carbon.
It belongs to the Cybele group of asteroids and may have been trapped in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter.
It was found by Johann Palisa on October 3, 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Hubertus.
[change] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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259 Aletheia | 260 Huberta | 261 Prymno
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