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144 Vibilia

144 Vibilia
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt (Vibilia )
Semimajor axis 2.655 AU
Perihelion distance 2.031 AU
Aphelion distance 3.278 AU
Orbital period 4.32 years
Inclination 4.81°
Eccentricity 0.235
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 141.8 km
Rotation period 13.819 hours
Spectral class C
Abs. magnitude 7.91
Albedo 4 0.060
History 2
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1875

144 Vibilia is a dark, large Main belt asteroid and probably primitive in composition.

It is the only large member of the Vibilia asteroid family .

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 3, 1875 and named after Vibilia , a Roman goddess.

Vibilia has been observed to occult a star twice so far (in 1993 and again in 2001).


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