264 Libussa

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264 Libussa
Discovery A
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters
Discovery date December 22, 1886
Alternate
designations
B
n/a
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.135
Semi-major axis (a) 418.587 Gm (2.798 AU)
Perihelion (q) 361.945 Gm (2.419 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 475.229 Gm (3.177 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1709.543 d (4.68 a)
Mean orbital speed 17.81 km/s
Inclination (i) 10.434°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
49.8°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
339.269°
Mean anomaly (M) 92.53°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 51.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period 7.056 h
Spectral class S
Absolute magnitude 8.42
Albedo (geometric) 0.297
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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264 Libussa is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on December 22, 1886 in Clinton, New York and was named after Libussa, the legendary founder of Prague.

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