(3021) Lucubratio Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 February 1967 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Lucubratio is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLucubratioLucubratio

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucubratio is 3.83 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3021
Provisional designation1967 CB
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.4 km (#1,734 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Rotation period12.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.13
Orbital period5.74 years
Semi-major axis3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.96 au
Eccentricity0.236
Inclination16.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 6 February 1967

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