393 Lampetia

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Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date4 November 1894
Designations
(393) Lampetia
Pronunciation /læmˈpʃiə/ [1] [2]
Named after
Lampetia
1894 BG
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 112.56 yr (41112 d)
Aphelion 3.6980  AU (553.21  Gm)
Perihelion 1.8568 AU (277.77 Gm)
2.7774 AU (415.49 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.33146
4.63 yr (1690.6 d)
(4.63 yr)
173.245°
0° 12m 46.584s / day
Inclination 14.879°
212.460°
2023-Aug-15
90.824°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions96.89±31.4  km
38.7  h (1.61  d) [3] [4]
0.0829±0.099
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    Lampetia (minor planet designation: 393 Lampetia) is a fairly large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 4 November 1894 in Heidelberg. It has an unusually low rotation rate, with a period estimated at 38.7 hours and a brightness variation of 0.14 in magnitude. [4]

    In 2000, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 0.98 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of 125 ± 20 km. [5]

    It comes to opposition at apparent magnitude 10.5 on 6 July 2023 [6] and then perihelion on 15 August 2023. [3]

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    References

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    6. JPL Horizons (Opposition)