429 Lotis

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429 Lotis
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date November 23, 1897
Alternate
designations B		 1897 DL
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.123
Semi-major axis (a) 390.226 Gm (2.608 AU)
Perihelion (q) 342.388 Gm (2.289 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 438.064 Gm (2.928 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1538.78 d (4.21 a)
Mean orbital speed 18.44 km/s
Inclination (i) 9.524°
Longitude of the
ascending node (Ω)		 220.046°
Argument of
perihelion (ω)		 168.602°
Mean anomaly (M) 185.257°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 70.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class C?
Absolute magnitude 9.82
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature		 unknown
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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.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 23, 1897 in Nice.

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