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
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