1268 Libya
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery date | 29 April 1930 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Libya |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.97 yr (31399 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.380332139429245 AU (655.28836101739 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.570184844526869 AU (534.09205074663 Gm) |
| 3.975258491978 AU (594.6902058820 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1018986936996960 |
| 7.93 yr (2895.0 d) | |
| 107.44390861168° | |
| 0° 7m 27.671s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.427488835852858° |
| 351.0211547170790° | |
| 119.70655503378° | |
| Earth MOID | 2.58833 AU (387.209 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.744369 AU (111.3560 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.043 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 94 km |
Mean radius | 47.05±1.15 km |
| 14.05 h (0.585 d) | |
Sidereal rotation period | 14.05 h |
| 0.0449±0.002 | |
| P-type asteroid | |
| 9.12 | |
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1268 Libya is a 94 km outer main belt asteroid of with an eccentricity of 0.10.
The asteroid was discovered on April 29, 1930, by C. Jackson in Johannesburg.
References
- ↑ "1268 Libya (1930 HJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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