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110 Lydia

110 Lydia
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt (Lydia )
Semimajor axis 2.732 AU
Perihelion distance 2.514 AU
Aphelion distance 2.950 AU
Orbital period 4.52 years
Inclination 5.97°
Eccentricity 0.080
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 86.1 km
Rotation period 10.927 hours
Spectral class M
Abs. magnitude 7.80
Albedo 4 0.181
History 2
Discoverer A. Borrelly, 1870

110 Lydia is a quite large Main belt asteroid composed of fairly pure nickel-iron. Lydia asteroid family is named after it.

It was discovered by A. Borrelly on April 19, 1870. It was his second asteroid discovery.

Lydia occulted a dim star on September 18, 1999.


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