2069 Hubble
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Indiana University |
| Discovery date | March 29, 1955 |
| Alternate designations B |
1953 VN1; 1955 FT; 1969 TB1; 1970 WA1; 1975 TT3 |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.177 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 474.253 Gm (3.170 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 390.291 Gm (2.609 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 558.215 Gm (3.731 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 2061.699 d (5.64 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 16.60 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 9.126° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
46.724° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
69.038° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 83.929° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 34.5 km |
| Mass | ~4.3×1016 kg |
| Density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | ~0.0096 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ~0.0182 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 11.1 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.054 |
| Mean surface temperature |
~156 K |
2069 Hubble is a dark-colored main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by astronomers at Indiana University (no specific discoverer was credited) on March 29, 1955.
The asteroid was named after the famous American astronomer Edwin Hubble.
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