*** Welcome to piglix ***

222 Lucia

222 Lucia
222Lucia (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 222 Lucia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date 9 February 1882
Designations
A899 EC, A919 AB
Main belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 117.10 yr (42769 d)
Aphelion 3.5529 AU (531.51 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7296 AU (408.34 Gm)
3.1412 AU (469.92 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.13105
5.57 yr (2033.5 d)
Average orbital speed
16.82 km/s
349.267°
0° 10m 37.308s / day
Inclination 2.1494°
80.141°
180.953°
Earth MOID 1.71397 AU (256.406 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.50631 AU (225.341 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.196
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 54.66±3.9 km
7.80 h (0.325 d)
0.1318±0.021
C?
9.13

222 Lucia is a large Themistian asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 9, 1882 in Vienna and named after Lucia, daughter of Austro-Hungarian explorer Graf Wilczek.

This object is spectral C-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. Based upon analysis of infrared spectra, it has a diameter of 59.8 ± 0.8 km. This object belongs to the Themis family, which was formed by the break-up of a larger parent body about a billion years ago.



...
Wikipedia

...