292 Ludovica

Ludovica (minor planet designation: 292 Ludovica) is a Main belt asteroid.

292 Ludovica
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date25 April 1890
Designations
(292) Ludovica
1930 GM
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc124.62 yr (45516 d)
Aphelion2.61652 AU (391.426 Gm)
Perihelion2.44314 AU (365.489 Gm)
2.52983 AU (378.457 Gm)
Eccentricity0.034267
4.02 yr (1469.7 d)
26.7727°
 14m 41.798s / day
Inclination14.8967°
43.5319°
287.035°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions32.50±0.8 km[1]
33 km[2]
Mean density
~2.7 g/cm³[3]
0.372 d (8.93 h) [4]
0.2652±0.014[1]
0.265[2]
S[5]
9.9

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 25 April 1890 in Vienna.

    References

    1. "292 Ludovica". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey Archived June 23, 2006, at Archive.today
    3. G. A. Krasinsky; et al. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus. 158: 98. Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
    4. PDS lightcurve data
    5. "Asteroid Taxonomy". Planetary Science Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2016.


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