264 Libussa

264 Libussa

A three-dimensional model of 264 Libussa based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by C. H. F. Peters
Discovery date December 22, 1886
Designations
Named after
 Libuše
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 475.229 Gm (3.177 AU)
Perihelion 361.945 Gm (2.419 AU)
418.587 Gm (2.798 AU)
Eccentricity 0.135
1709.543 d (4.68 a)
17.81 km/s
92.53°
Inclination 10.434°
49.8°
339.269°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 51.0 km
9.2276[2] h
Albedo 0.297
Spectral type
 S
8.42

    264 Libussa is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on December 22, 1886 in Clinton, New York and was named after Libussa, the legendary founder of Prague. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2008 gave an asymmetrical, bimodal light curve with a period of 9.2276 ± 0.0002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.33 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[2] Observation from the W. M. Keck Observatory show an angular size of 57 mas, which is close to the resolution limit of the instrument. The estimated maximum size of the asteroid is about 66 ± 7 km. It has an asymmetrical shape with a size ratio of more than 1.22 between the major and minor axes.[3]

    References

    1. ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "264 Libussa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pilcher, Frederick; Jardine, Don (April 2009), "Period Determinations for 31 Euphrosyne, 35 Leukothea 56 Melete, 137 Meliboea, 155 Scylla, and 264 Libussa", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 36 (2): 52–54, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...52P
    3. ↑ Marchis, F. et al. (November 2006), "Shape, size and multiplicity of main-belt asteroids. I. Keck Adaptive Optics survey", Icarus 185 (1): 39–63, Bibcode:2006Icar..185...39M, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.06.001, PMC 2600456, PMID 19081813, retrieved 2013-03-27.

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