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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1886 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Hubertus |
| Alternate name(s) | A906 VH, A911 ME |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt (Cybele) |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 578.652 Gm (3.868 AU) |
| Perihelion | 451.975 Gm (3.021 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 515.313 Gm (3.445 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Orbital period | 2335.12 d (6.39 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 16.05 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 186.169° |
| Inclination | 6.444° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 165.836° |
| Argument of perihelion | 178.345° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 95.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 8.29 h |
| Albedo | 0.051 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.97 |
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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