429 Lotis

429 Lotis
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	23 November 1897
Designations
MPC designation	(429) Lotis
Pronunciation	/ˈloʊtɪs/
Alternative designations	1897 DL
Minor planet category	Main belt
Adjectives	Lotidian /loʊˈtɪdiən/
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	114.49 yr (41818 d)
Aphelion	2.9274 AU (437.93 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2872 AU (342.16 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6073 AU (390.05 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.12278
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.21 yr (1537.7 d)
Average orbital speed	18.44 km/s
Mean anomaly	89.1827°
Mean motion	0° 14m 2.796s / day
Inclination	9.5335°
Longitude of ascending node	219.980°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	69.62±1.5 km
Synodic rotation period	13.577 h (0.5657 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0430±0.002
Spectral type	C?
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.82

429 Lotis is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a probable C-type asteroid and is likely composed of primitive carbonaceous materials. This object was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 23 November 1897 in Nice.

In 2002, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.31 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of 70 ± 10 km.^[3]

^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
^ "429 Lotis (1897 DL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference icarus186_1_126 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language

[jpldata-2] "429 Lotis (1897 DL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[icarus186_1_126-3] Cite error: The named reference icarus186_1_126 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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