Asteroid · 21

Lutetia

Measurements

Effective diameter
98 km
Semimajor axis
2.434 AU
Orbital period
1,387.377 Earth days
Orbit, physical values and uncertainties
eccentricity
.1647703512177245 ± 2.0501E-9
semi-major axis
2.434430742712361 au ± 1.3696E-9
perihelion distance
2.033308734220419 au ± 5.2013E-9
inclination; angle with respect to x-y ecliptic plane
3.064452891064415 deg ± 2.2544E-7
longitude of the ascending node
80.83855721319993 deg ± 3.2721E-6
argument of perihelion
249.8802780888828 deg ± 3.3777E-6
mean anomaly
298.7726414605465 deg ± 1.0716E-6
time of perihelion passage
2461436.459564184442 TDB ± 4.2689E-6
sidereal orbital period
1387.377230256674 d ± 1.1708E-6
mean motion
.2594824191639628 deg/d ± 2.1897E-10
aphelion distance
2.835552751204303 au ± 1.5952E-9
absolute magnitude
7.48
magnitude slope
0.11
diameter
98 km ± 2
extent
121 x 101 x 75 km ± 1 x 1 x 13
GM
0.1134 km^3/s^2 ± 0.0011
bulk density
3.4 g/cm^3 ± 0.3
rotation period
8.1655 h
pole direction
51.8/+10.8 ± 0.4/0.4
geometric albedo
0.19 ± 0.01
B-V
0.686 ± 0.027
U-B
0.189 ± 0.017
Tholen spectral type
M
SMASSII spectral type
Xk

Published JPL orbital elements describe their stated epoch; they are not current positions. Small-body diameters can be effective/model-dependent sizes, not spherical shapes. Missing measurements remain unavailable. Pluto’s diameter uses the New Horizons reference rather than an empty SBDB field. Orbital epoch: JD 2461200.5 TDB.

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Missions & milestones

1 launches · 0 connected events

These are target-related flights and every connected programme record in the production catalogue. A connected event may concern another stage or target of the same journey. Launch outcome does not establish arrival or current operation.

TARGET-RELATED FLIGHT

Rosetta

March 2, 2004 · UTC

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