(141) Lumen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 January 1875 by P. P. Henry at Paris.

Where Lumen is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLumenLumen

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lumen is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number141
Provisional designationA875 AA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter118 km (#166 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0670
Rotation period19.9 hours
Spectral typeCPF
Absolute magnitude (H)8.38
Orbital period4.35 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.213
Inclination11.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

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