260 Huberta

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260 Huberta
Synodic rotation period
8.29 h (0.345 d)
0.0509±0.004
CX
8.97

Huberta (

minor planet designation: 260 Huberta) is a large asteroid orbiting near the outer edge of the Main belt. It is dark and rich in carbon
.

It belongs to the

Cybele group of asteroids[2] and may have been trapped in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter
.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 October 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Hubertus.

References

  1. ^ "260 Huberta". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6507
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