248 Lameia

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248 Lameia
Discovery A
Discoverer Johann Palisa
Discovery date June 5, 1885
Alternate
designations
B
1959 LO
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
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
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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.

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