269 Justitia
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | September 21, 1887 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1942 XY |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 474.618 Gm (3.173 AU) |
| Perihelion | 308.57 Gm (2.063 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 391.594 Gm (2.618 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Orbital period | 1546.878 d (4.24 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.41 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 321.141° |
| Inclination | 5.478° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 156.815° |
| Argument of perihelion | 119.93° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 54.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 16.545 h |
| Albedo | 0.097 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.5 |
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269 Justitia is a fairly sizeable Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 21, 1887 in Vienna.
The asteroid was named after Justitia, the Roman equivalent of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice (she also has an asteroid named after her, 24 Themis).
References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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