Discovery
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | January 18, 1901 |
Designations
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Alternate name(s) | 1901 FZ, A915 PA, A918 EB |
Semi-major axis | 3.130 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.198 |
Orbital period | 5.54 year |
Inclination | 0.440° |
Physical characteristics
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Dimensions | 69.34 km |
Albedo | 0.043 |
468 Lina is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on January 18, 1901 at Heidelberg. Its provisional name was 1901 FZ. This asteroid was named Lina after the housemaid of Max Wolf's family.[1] It is a core member of the Themis family of asteroids.
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