2069 Hubble
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Indiana University |
| Discovery date: | March 29, 1955 |
| Alternative names: | 1953 VN1; 1955 FT; 1969 TB1; 1970 WA1; 1975 TT3 |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 558.215 Gm (3.731 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 390.291 Gm (2.609 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 474.253 Gm (3.170 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.177 |
| Orbital period: | 2061.699 d (5.64 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 16.60 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 83.929° |
| Inclination: | 9.126° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 46.724° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 69.038° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 34.5 km |
| Mass: | ~4.3×1016 kg |
| Mean density: | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | ~0.0096 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | ~0.0182 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.054 |
| Temperature: | ~156 K |
| Spectral type: | ? |
| Absolute magnitude: | 11.1 |
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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