248 Lameia

248 Lameia
Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	5 June 1885
Designations
Named after	Lamia
Alternative names	1959 LO
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	130.86 yr (47796 d)
Aphelion	2.6357 AU (394.30 Gm)
Perihelion	2.30658 AU (345.059 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.4711 AU (369.67 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.066588
Orbital period	3.88 yr (1418.9 d)
Average orbital speed	18.95 km/s
Mean anomaly	264.207°
Mean motion	0° 15^m 13.392^s / day
Inclination	4.0581°
Longitude of ascending node	246.845°
Argument of perihelion	10.782°
Earth MOID	1.29149 AU (193.204 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.38617 AU (356.966 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.477
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	7004486600000000000♠48.66±2.5 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	11.912 h (0.4963 d)
Geometric albedo	6998615000000000000♠0.0615±0.007
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.2

248 Lameia is a quite typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 5, 1885 in Vienna and was named after Lamia, a lover of Zeus.

References

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