248 Lameia
Lameia (minor planet designation: 248 Lameia) is a quite typical Main belt asteroid.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 5 June 1885 |
| Designations | |
| (248) Lameia | |
| Pronunciation | /ləˈmiːə/[1] |
Named after | Lamia |
| 1959 LO | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| 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) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.95 km/s |
| 264.207° | |
| 0° 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 | |
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 5 June 1885 in Vienna and was named after Lamia, a lover of Zeus.
References
- 'Lamea' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "248 Lameia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
External links
- 248 Lameia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 248 Lameia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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