264 Libussa
Synodic rotation period | 9.2276 h (0.38448 d)[1][2] | |
| 0.2971±0.034 | ||
| S | ||
| 8.42 | ||
Libussa (
minor planet designation: 264 Libussa) is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on December 22, 1886, in Clinton, New York and was named after Libussa, the legendary founder of Prague.[3] It is classified as an S-type asteroid
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angular size of 57 mas, which is close to the resolution limit of the instrument. The estimated maximum size of the asteroid is about 66 ± 7 km. It has an asymmetrical shape with a size ratio of more than 1.22 between the major and minor axes.[4]
Between 2005 and 2021, 264 Libussa has been observed to occult five stars.
References
- ^ NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...52P
- ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- PMID 19081813, retrieved 27 March 2013.
External links
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- 264 Libussa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 264 Libussa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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