☄️ Lucina (asteroide 146)

Lucina (asteroid 146) today: 3.017 AU from Earth (451.4 million km), heliocentric distance 2.754 AU, orbital period 4.488 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Diameter 68.47 km Period 4.488 years Class belt

Position now (2026-04-29 08:37 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:2.7540 AU
Geocentric distance:3.0173 AU (451.4 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:104.173°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:7.732°
RA J2000 (approximate):106.332°
Dec J2000 (approximate):30.368°
True anomaly:-104.556°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):2.7207 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.06455
Inclination (i):13.096°
Long. ascending node (Omega):83.930°
Argument of perihelion (omega):145.138°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):227.689°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:4.488 years

About Lucina

IAU designation: 146 Lucina. Estimated diameter: 68.47 km. Absolute magnitude H: 8.50.

Asteroide do cinturao principal. Detectavel com telescopio amador.

Limitation

Osculating elements are from epoch 2461000.5 JD. Keplerian propagation ignores perturbations (especially Jupiter for belt asteroids). For precision beyond months, consult JPL Horizons.

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