292 Ludovica

292 Ludovica
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date April 25, 1890
Designations
1930 GM
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 391.317 Gm (2.616 AU)
Perihelion 365.457 Gm (2.443 AU)
378.387 Gm (2.529 AU)
Eccentricity 0.034
1469.286 d (4.02 a)
18.73 km/s
79.571°
Inclination 14.919°
43.661°
285.287°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 33 km [1]
Mass ~5×1016 (estimate)
Mean density
~2.7 g/cm³ (estimate) [2]
~0.01 m/s² (estimate)
~0.02 km/s (estimate)
0.372 d (8.93 h) [3]
Albedo 0.265 [1]
Temperature ~166 K
max: 239 K (-34°C)
Spectral type
S [3]
9.5

    292 Ludovica is a Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 25, 1890 in Vienna.

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey
    2. G. A. Krasinsky et al. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus 158: 98. Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
    3. 3.0 3.1 PDS lightcurve data