(146) Lucina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 June 1875 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.
Where Lucina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucina is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 146 |
| Provisional designation | A875 LC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 160 km (#68 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Rotation period | 18.6 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0639 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.