429 Lotis
Main-belt asteroid
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429 Lotis is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a probable C-type asteroid and is likely composed of primitive carbonaceous materials. This object was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 23 November 1897 in Nice.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 23 November 1897 |
| Designations | |
| (429) Lotis | |
| Pronunciation | /ËloÊtɪs/[1] |
| 1897 DL | |
| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Lotidian /loÊËtɪdiÉn/ |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 114.49 yr (41818 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9274 AU (437.93 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2872 AU (342.16 Gm) |
| 2.6073 AU (390.05 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12278 |
| 4.21 yr (1537.7 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.44 km/s |
| 89.1827° | |
| 0° 14m 2.796s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.5335° |
| 219.980° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 62±1 km[3] |
| 13.577 h (0.5657 d) | |
| 0.0430±0.002 | |
| C? | |
| 9.82 | |
In 2002, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.31 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of 70 ± 10 km.[4]
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