(187) Lamberta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 1878 by J. Coggia at Marseilles.
Where Lamberta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lamberta is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187 |
| Provisional designation | A878 GB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 147 km (#87 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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