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Lucina

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146 Lucina (A875 LC)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.64 AU
True anomaly
294.22°
Distance from Earth
3.403 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Lucina — 2.64 AU from the Sun Lucina
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Lucina is 3.403 AU from Earth today (28.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 59m 16s
Declination
+10° 56′ 31″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
3.4 AU
Elongation from the Sun
34.38° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.721 AU
Eccentricity
0.0639
Inclination
13.09°
Orbital period
4.49 years
Perihelion
2.547 AU
Aphelion
2.895 AU
Longitude of ascending node
83.91°
Argument of periapsis
145.36°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 600.9 LD
1.5439 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.318

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
12,333
Data arc
140.5 years
First observed
5 October 1885
Last observed
5 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.25 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
80 km
Rotation period
18.56 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.036
Absolute magnitude (H)
8.5
Colour index (B–V)
0.7
Spectral type (SMASS)
Ch
Spectral type (Tholen)
C
Colour index (U–B)
0.41

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Borrelly, A.
Discovery date
8 June 1875
Discovery site
Marseilles

Also known as 146 · A875 LC · 1950 CY

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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