(222) Lucia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 1882 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Lucia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucia is 3.11 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 222 |
| Provisional designation | A882 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 55.4 km (#649 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.128 |
| Rotation period | 7.84 hours |
| Spectral type | BU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 2.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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