(248) Lameia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 June 1885 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Lameia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lameia is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 248 |
| Provisional designation | A885 LA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 50.1 km (#749 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 11.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0679 |
| Inclination | 4.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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