248 Lameia
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | June 5, 1885 |
| Alternate designations B |
1959 LO |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.065 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 369.75 Gm (2.472 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 345.599 Gm (2.31 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 393.9 Gm (2.633 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1419.265 d (3.89 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.95 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 4.05° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
247.071° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
10.586° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 278.559° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 49.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 12.00 h |
| Spectral class | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.21 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.061 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
248 Lameia is a quite typical Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 5, 1885 in Vienna and was named after Lamia, a lover of Zeus.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
| Minor planets | ||
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| Previous minor planet | 248 Lameia | Next minor planet |
| List of asteroids | ||
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