1930 Lucifer

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Lucifer
Discovery
Discovered by E. Roemer
Discovery site Flagstaff (USNO)
Discovery date October 29, 1964
Designations
MPC designation 1930
Named after Lucifer
Alternative names 1964 UA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.3194333
Perihelion 2.4711161
Eccentricity 0.1465003
Orbital period 1799.4222055
Mean anomaly 15.58547
Inclination 14.09164
Longitude of ascending node 318.64945
Argument of perihelion 340.79732
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.1058
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.90

    1930 Lucifer (1964 UA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 29, 1964 by E. Roemer at Flagstaff (USNO). Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 13.056 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness variation of 0.43 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[1]

    References

    1. Warner, Brian D. (2005), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - winter 2004-2005", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 32 (3): 54–58, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...54W. 

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