269 Justitia
Justitia (minor planet designation: 269 Justitia) is a fairly sizeable Main belt asteroid.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 21 September 1887 |
| Designations | |
| (269) Justitia | |
| Pronunciation | /dʒʌˈstɪʃiə/[1] |
| 1942 XY | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 126.16 yr (46080 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.17477 AU (474.939 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0555 AU (307.50 Gm) |
| 2.61515 AU (391.221 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.21399 |
| 4.23 yr (1544.7 d) | |
| 219.582° | |
| 0° 13m 59.016s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.4799° |
| 156.759° | |
| 119.62° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 53.62±1.3 km |
| 33.128 h (1.3803 d) | |
| 0.0974±0.005 | |
| 9.7 | |
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 21 September 1887 in Vienna.
The asteroid was named after Justitia, the Roman equivalent of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice (she also has an asteroid named after her, 24 Themis).
References
- "justitium". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "269 Justitia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
- 269 Justitia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 269 Justitia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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