(429) Lotis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1897 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Lotis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lotis is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 429 |
| Provisional designation | A897 WB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 69.6 km (#473 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 9.54° |
| 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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- (283) Emma
- (284) Amalia
- (285) Regina
- (289) Nenetta
- (293) Brasilia
- (294) Felicia
- (296) Phaetusa
- (297) Caecilia
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