1268 Libya

1268 Libya
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date29 April 1930
Designations
(1268) Libya
Named after
Libya (country)[2]
1930 HJ · 1929 EA
1930 KN
main-belt · (outer)[1]
Hilda[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc87.09 yr (31,811 days)
Aphelion4.3787 AU
Perihelion3.5686 AU
3.9737 AU
Eccentricity0.1019
7.92 yr (2,893 days)
157.54°
0° 7m 27.84s / day
Inclination4.4272°
351.00°
119.43°
Jupiter MOID0.7451 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions93.44±1.42 km[5]
94.10±2.3 km[6]
96.708±0.848 km[7]
14.05 h[8]
14.05008 h[9]
0.043±0.003[7]
0.0449±0.002[6]
0.046±0.002[5]
Tholen = P[1][4]
B–V = 0.663[1]
U–B = 0.228[1]
9.12[1][4][5][6] · 9.19±0.33[10]

1268 Libya, provisional designation 1930 HJ, is a dark Hildian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 95 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 April 1930, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.[3] The asteroid was named for the country Libya.[2]

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