(281) Lucretia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1888 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Lucretia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucretia is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 281 |
| Provisional designation | A888 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,549 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 4.35 hours |
| Spectral type | SU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 5.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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