208 Lacrimosa

208 Lacrimosa
A three-dimensional model of 208 Lacrimosa based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date 21 October 1879
Designations
MPC designation (208) Lacrimosa
Named after
 Our Lady of Sorrows
Main belt (Koronis)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 115.12 yr (42049 d)
Aphelion 2.9309 AU (438.46 Gm)
Perihelion 2.85551 AU (427.178 Gm)
2.89320 AU (432.817 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.013028
4.92 yr (1797.5 d)
17.51 km/s
209.78°
0° 12m 1.008s / day
Inclination 1.7458°
4.2626°
108.363°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 41.33±1.7 km
14.085 h (0.5869 d)
0.2696±0.023
S
8.96

    208 Lacrimosa is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on October 21, 1879, in Pola. The name derives from Our Lady of Sorrows, a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

    10µ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 42 km for this asteroid.[2] It is classified as an S-type asteroid and is one of the largest members of the Koronis asteroid family.[3] Hence it is probably a piece of the original asteroid that was shattered in an ancient impact that created the family.

    References

    1. ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "208 Lacrimosa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.
    2. ↑ Morrison, D.; Chapman, C. R. (March 1976), "Radiometric diameters for an additional 22 asteroids", Astrophysical Journal, 204, pp. 934–939, Bibcode:2008mgm..conf.2594S, doi:10.1142/9789812834300_0469.
    3. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin, eds. (2011), Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 164–165.


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