260 Huberta

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260 Huberta
Discovery A
Discoverer Johann Palisa
Discovery date October 3, 1886
Alternate
designations
B
A906 VH, A911 ME
Category Main belt (Cybele)
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.123
Semi-major axis (a) 515.313 Gm (3.445 AU)
Perihelion (q) 451.975 Gm (3.021 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 578.652 Gm (3.868 AU)
Orbital period (P) 2335.12 d (6.39 a)
Mean orbital speed 16.05 km/s
Inclination (i) 6.444°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
165.836°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
178.345°
Mean anomaly (M) 186.169°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 95.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period 8.29 h
Spectral class CX
Absolute magnitude 8.97
Albedo (geometric) 0.051
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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260 Huberta is a large asteroid orbiting near the outer edge of the Main belt. It is dark and rich in carbon.

It belongs to the Cybele group of asteroids and may have been trapped in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 3, 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Hubertus.

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