208 Lacrimosa

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208 Lacrimosa is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on October 21 1879 in Pola. The name derives from Our Lady of Sorrows a title given to Mary the mother of Jesus.10µ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 42 km for this asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid and is one of the largest members of the Koronis asteroid family.

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average speed (km/s)

63036.0

orbital period (μ)

1.55405e+08

periapsis (km)

4.26461e+11

absolute magnitude

8.96

albedo

0.27

discovery date

1879-10-21

discoverer

Johann Palisa

epoch

30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)

rotation period (s)

50706.0