1268 Libya

1268 Libya
Discovery
Discovered by	C. Jackson
Discovery date	29 April 1930
Designations
Named after	Libya
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	85.97 yr (31399 days)
Aphelion	4.380332139429245 AU (655.28836101739 Gm)
Perihelion	3.570184844526869 AU (534.09205074663 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.975258491978 AU (594.6902058820 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1018986936996960
Orbital period	7.93 yr (2895.0 d)
Mean anomaly	107.44390861168°
Mean motion	0° 7^m 27.671^s / day
Inclination	4.427488835852858°
Longitude of ascending node	351.0211547170790°
Argument of perihelion	119.70655503378°
Earth MOID	2.58833 AU (387.209 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	0.744369 AU (111.3560 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.043
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	94 km
Mean radius	7001470500000000000♠47.05±1.15 km
Rotation period	14.05 h (0.585 d)
Sidereal rotation period	14.05 h
Geometric albedo	6998449000000000000♠0.0449±0.002
Spectral type	P-type asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.12

1268 Libya is a 94 km outer main belt asteroid of with an eccentricity of 0.10.

The asteroid was discovered on April 29, 1930, by C. Jackson in Johannesburg.

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