248 Lameia

248 Lameia
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date 5 June 1885
Designations
MPC designation (248) Lameia
Named after
Lamia
1959 LO
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 130.86 yr (47796 d)
Aphelion 2.6357 AU (394.30 Gm)
Perihelion 2.30658 AU (345.059 Gm)
2.4711 AU (369.67 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.066588
3.88 yr (1418.9 d)
18.95 km/s
264.207°
 15m 13.392s / day
Inclination 4.0581°
246.845°
10.782°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 48.66±2.5 km
11.912 h (0.4963 d)
0.0615±0.007
10.2

    248 Lameia is a quite typical Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 5 June 1885 in Vienna and was named after Lamia, a lover of Zeus.

    References

    1. "248 Lameia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.


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