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Asteroid 117 Lomia


Misspelling (?) named after Lamia, one of the monstrous bogeys in Greek mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2448574,5
Semi major axis2,9902 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,171 Julian years
Inclination14,934 °
Eccentricity0,0219
Lon. of ascending node349,230 °
Argument of perihelion58,140 °
Passage of perihelion1991-May-29.458175
Aphelion distance3,0557 AU
Mean anomaly32,126 °

Physical Data
Radius74,36 km
Rotation period9,127 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,8332
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,687
Geometric albedo0,0528
Spectral classX

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererAlphonse Borrelly
Discovered1871-09-12

Data File
Data File Name117_Lomia.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00