Lilaea (
minor planet designation
A formal minor-planet designation is, in its final form, a number–name combination given to a minor planet (asteroid, centaur, trans-Neptunian object and dwarf planet but not comet). Such designation always features a leading number (catalog or ...
: 213 Lilaea) is a large
main belt asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic or icy bodies with no atmosphere.
...
. It was discovered by German-American astronomer
C. H. F. Peters
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was a German–American university teacher and astronomer at the Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton College, New York, and a pioneer in the study and visual discovery of ...
on February 16, 1880, in
Clinton, New York and was named after
Lilaea In Greek mythology, Lilaea or Lilaia (Ancient Greek: Λίλαια) may refer to two different women:
* Lilaea, a Naiad of a spring of the same name. She was the daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient ''polis'' of Lilaea, and the modern ...
, a
Naiad
In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
They are distinct from river gods, who ...
in
Greek mythology.
Photometric observations of this asteroid in 1986 gave a
light curve with a period of 8.045 ± 0.008 hours and a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.01 in
magnitude. The curve is asymmetrical with two distinct minima. This object has a spectrum that matches an
F-type asteroid classification.
As with
C-type asteroids, its composition is primitive and rich in
carbon.
References
External links
The Asteroid Orbital Elements DatabaseAsteroid Lightcurve Data File*
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Background asteroids
Lilaea In Greek mythology, Lilaea or Lilaia (Ancient Greek: Λίλαια) may refer to two different women:
* Lilaea, a Naiad of a spring of the same name. She was the daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient ''polis'' of Lilaea, and the modern ...
Lilaea In Greek mythology, Lilaea or Lilaia (Ancient Greek: Λίλαια) may refer to two different women:
* Lilaea, a Naiad of a spring of the same name. She was the daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient ''polis'' of Lilaea, and the modern ...
F-type asteroids (Tholen)
B-type asteroids (SMASS)
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