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Asteroid 120 Lachesis


Named after Lachesis, one of the Moirae, or Fates, in Greek mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2448364,5
Semi major axis3,1128 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,492 Julian years
Inclination6,969 °
Eccentricity0,0649
Lon. of ascending node341,700 °
Argument of perihelion237,187 °
Passage of perihelion1993-Oct-13.709788
Aphelion distance3,3150 AU
Mean anomaly196,743 °

Physical Data
Radius87,05 km
Rotation period45,84 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,6354
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,707
Geometric albedo0,0463
Spectral classC

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererAlphonse Borrelly
Discovered1872-04-10

Data File
Data File Name120_Lachesis.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00