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Lacrimosa

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208 Lacrimosa (A879 UB)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.921 AU
True anomaly
213.07°
Distance from Earth
2.237 AU
As of
21 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Lacrimosa — 2.921 AU from the Sun Lacrimosa
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Lacrimosa is 2.237 AU from Earth today (18.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
22h 20m 53s
Declination
-10° 54′ 58″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
2.24 AU
Elongation from the Sun
124.14° — well clear of the Sun

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
2.893 AU
Eccentricity
0.0113
Inclination
1.74°
Orbital period
4.92 years
Perihelion
2.86 AU
Aphelion
2.926 AU
Longitude of ascending node
4.13°
Argument of periapsis
132.12°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 728.8 LD
1.8727 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.289

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
9,988
Data arc
124.7 years
First observed
22 February 1901
Last observed
18 October 2025
Residual RMS
0.29 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 March 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
20 km
Rotation period
14.09 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.206
Absolute magnitude (H)
9.26
Colour index (B–V)
0.84
Spectral type (SMASS)
Sk
Spectral type (Tholen)
S
Colour index (U–B)
0.41

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Palisa, J.
Discovery date
21 October 1879
Discovery site
Pola

Also known as 208 · A879 UB

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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