(21) Lutetia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1852 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
Where Lutetia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lutetia is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21 |
| Provisional designation | A852 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 98.0 km (#240 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.190 |
| Rotation period | 8.17 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (48) Doris
- (49) Pales
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
- (61) Danae
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