248 Lameia

248 Lameia
Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	June 5, 1885
Designations
Named after	Lamia
Alternative names	1959 LO
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	393.9 Gm (2.633 AU)
Perihelion	345.599 Gm (2.31 AU)
Semi-major axis	369.75 Gm (2.472 AU)
Eccentricity	0.065
Orbital period	1419.265 d (3.89 a)
Average orbital speed	18.95 km/s
Mean anomaly	278.559°
Inclination	4.05°
Longitude of ascending node	247.071°
Argument of perihelion	10.586°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	49.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	12.00 h
Albedo	0.061
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.21

248 Lameia is a quite typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 5, 1885 in Vienna and was named after Lamia, a lover of Zeus.

References

External links

248 Lameia at the JPL Small-Body Database

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