117 Lomia
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Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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Orbit type | Main belt |
Semimajor axis | 2.990 AU |
Perihelion distance | 2.905 AU |
Aphelion distance | 3.074 AU |
Orbital period | 5.17 years |
Inclination | 14.93° |
Eccentricity | 0.028 |
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
Diameter | 148.7 km |
Rotation period | 9.127 hours |
Spectral class | C |
Abs. magnitude | 7.95 |
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.053 |
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
Discoverer | A. Borrelly, 1871 |
117 Lomia is a rather large Main belt asteroid. It has a very dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly on September 12, 1871.
Occultations by Lomia have so far been observed twice, in 2000 and 2003.
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