(208) Lacrimosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1879 by J. Palisa at Pola.
Where Lacrimosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lacrimosa is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 208 |
| Provisional designation | A879 UB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.1 km (#971 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Rotation period | 14.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0113 |
| Inclination | 1.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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