144 Vibilia
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| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt (Vibilia) |
| Semimajor axis | 2.655 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.031 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.278 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Physical characteristics [1] | |
| Diameter | 141.8 km |
| Rotation period | 13.819 hours |
| Spectral class | C |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.91 |
| Albedo [4] | 0.060 |
| History [2] | |
| Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters, 1875 |
144 Vibilia is a dark, large Main belt asteroid and probably primitive in composition.
It is the only large member of the Vibilia asteroid family.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 3, 1875 in Clinton, New York and named after Vibilia, a Roman goddess.
Vibilia has been observed to occult a star twice so far (in 1993 and again in 2001).
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