125 Liberatrix
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Paul Henry and Prosper Henry |
| Discovery date: | September 11, 1872 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 443.561 Gm (2.965 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 376.865 Gm (2.519 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 410.213 Gm (2.742 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.081 |
| Orbital period: | 1658.534 d (4.54 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 17.96 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 267.835° |
| Inclination: | 4.656° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 169.160° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 110.210° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 43.6 km |
| Mass: | 8.7×1016 kg |
| Mean density: | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0122 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0231 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.10 |
| Temperature: | ~168 K |
| Spectral type: | M |
| Absolute magnitude: | 9.04 |
125 Liberatrix is a Main belt asteroid. It has relatively reflective surface and an M-type spectrum. Liberatrix is a member of an asteroid family bearing its own name. It was discovered by Prosper Henry on September 11, 1872. It was his first discovery. He and his brother Paul Henry discovered a total of 14 asteroids. The asteroid's name is believed to mark the liberation of France at the collapse of the Second French Empire in 1870. There are so far two observed occultations by Liberatrix. The lightcurve of the asteroid has a large amplitude, indicating an elongated or irregular shape.
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