(120) Lachesis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 1872 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.
Where Lachesis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lachesis is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120 |
| Provisional designation | A872 GB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 155 km (#74 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 46.6 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0490 |
| Inclination | 6.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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