222 Lucia
A three-dimensional model of 222 Lucia based on its light curve. | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 9 February 1882 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (222) Lucia |
A899 EC, A919 AB | |
Main belt (Themis) | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 117.10 yr (42769 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5529 AU (531.51 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7296 AU (408.34 Gm) |
3.1412 AU (469.92 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13105 |
5.57 yr (2033.5 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.82 km/s |
349.267° | |
0° 10m 37.308s / day | |
Inclination | 2.1494° |
80.141° | |
180.953° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ±3.9 km 54.66 |
7.80 h (0.325 d) | |
±0.021 0.1318 | |
C? | |
9.13 | |
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222 Lucia is a large Themistian asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 9 February 1882 in Vienna and named after Lucia, daughter of Austro-Hungarian explorer Graf Wilczek.
This object is spectral C-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. Based upon analysis of infrared spectra, it has a diameter of 59.8 ± 0.8 km. This object belongs to the Themis family, which was formed by the break-up of a larger parent body about a billion years ago.[2]
References
- ↑ "222 Lucia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Lagoa, V. Alí; et al., "5-14 μm Spitzer spectra of Themis family asteroids", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 537: A73, Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..73L, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118142.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 222 Lucia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (1999)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 222 Lucia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 222 Lucia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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