(125) Liberatrix Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1872 by P. M. Henry at Paris.
Where Liberatrix is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liberatrix is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 125 |
| Provisional designation | A872 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 48.4 km (#780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.182 |
| Rotation period | 3.97 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0815 |
| Inclination | 4.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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