![]() A three-dimensional model of 281 Lucretia based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 31 October 1888 |
Designations | |
(281) Lucretia | |
Pronunciation | /luːˈkriːʃə/ |
Named after | Caroline Lucretia Herschel |
A888 UC, 1906 FD 1948 EK, 1984 JX | |
Main belt ( Flora family) | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 126.00 yr (46020 d) |
Aphelion | 2.47750 AU (370.629 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.89821 AU (283.968 Gm) |
2.18786 AU (327.299 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13239 |
3.24 yr (1182.0 d) | |
161.880 ° | |
0° 18m 16.423s / day | |
Inclination | 5.30407° |
31.4134° | |
16.7540° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 11.76±0.9
km
[1] 12 km [2] |
Mean
density | ~2.7 g/cm3 [3] |
0.181 d (4.348 h) [4] | |
0.1987±0.035
[1] 0.199 [2] | |
S [5] | |
12.02 | |
Lucretia ( minor planet designation: 281 Lucretia) is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. [4] It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 31 October 1888 in Vienna, and is named after the middle name of Caroline Herschel, one of the first female astronomers. [6] Light curves of this asteroid show a synodic rotation period of 4.349±0.001 h with an amplitude of 0.3–0.4 magnitude. The spin axis appears nearly perpendicular to the ecliptic. [4]
![]() A three-dimensional model of 281 Lucretia based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 31 October 1888 |
Designations | |
(281) Lucretia | |
Pronunciation | /luːˈkriːʃə/ |
Named after | Caroline Lucretia Herschel |
A888 UC, 1906 FD 1948 EK, 1984 JX | |
Main belt ( Flora family) | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 126.00 yr (46020 d) |
Aphelion | 2.47750 AU (370.629 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.89821 AU (283.968 Gm) |
2.18786 AU (327.299 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13239 |
3.24 yr (1182.0 d) | |
161.880 ° | |
0° 18m 16.423s / day | |
Inclination | 5.30407° |
31.4134° | |
16.7540° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 11.76±0.9
km
[1] 12 km [2] |
Mean
density | ~2.7 g/cm3 [3] |
0.181 d (4.348 h) [4] | |
0.1987±0.035
[1] 0.199 [2] | |
S [5] | |
12.02 | |
Lucretia ( minor planet designation: 281 Lucretia) is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. [4] It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 31 October 1888 in Vienna, and is named after the middle name of Caroline Herschel, one of the first female astronomers. [6] Light curves of this asteroid show a synodic rotation period of 4.349±0.001 h with an amplitude of 0.3–0.4 magnitude. The spin axis appears nearly perpendicular to the ecliptic. [4]