260 Huberta
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A three-dimensional model of 260 Huberta based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1886 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Hubertus |
| A906 VH, A911 ME | |
| Main belt (Cybele) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 578.652 Gm (3.868 AU) |
| Perihelion | 451.975 Gm (3.021 AU) |
| 515.313 Gm (3.445 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| 2335.12 d (6.39 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.05 km/s |
| 186.169° | |
| Inclination | 6.444° |
| 165.836° | |
| 178.345° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 95.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| 8.29 h | |
| Albedo | 0.051 |
| Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | CX |
| 8.97 | |
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260 Huberta is a large asteroid orbiting near the outer edge of the Main belt. It is dark and rich in carbon.
It belongs to the Cybele group of asteroids and may have been trapped in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 3, 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Hubertus.
References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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