(35) Leukothea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1855 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.
Where Leukothea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leukothea is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35 |
| Provisional designation | A855 HA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 103 km (#219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 31.9 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 7.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by R. Luther
- (17) Thetis
- (26) Proserpina
- (28) Bellona
- (37) Fides
- (47) Aglaja
- (53) Kalypso
- (57) Mnemosyne
- (58) Concordia
- (68) Leto
- (71) Niobe
- (78) Diana
- (82) Alkmene
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