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260 Huberta is a large asteroid orbiting near the outer edge of the Main belt. It is dark and rich in carbon.

260 Huberta
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date3 October 1886
Designations
(260) Huberta
Pronunciation/hjuːˈbɜːrtə/
Named after
Hubertus
A886 TA, 1906 VH
1911 ME
Main belt (Cybele)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.37 yr (39947 d)
Aphelion3.84026 AU (574.495 Gm)
Perihelion3.04743 AU (455.889 Gm)
3.44384 AU (515.191 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11511
6.39 yr (2334.3 d)
16.05 km/s
110.638°
0° 9m 15.188s / day
Inclination6.41599°
165.393°
180.996°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions94.67±3.6 km
8.29 h (0.345 d)
0.0509±0.004
CX
8.97

It belongs to the Cybele group of asteroids[2] and may have been trapped in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 October 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Hubertus.

References

  1. ^ “260 Huberta”. JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar; et al. (January 2001), “A Study of Cybele Asteroids. I. Spin Properties of Ten Asteroids”, Icarus, 149 (1): 190–197, Bibcode:2001Icar..149..190L, doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6507.

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