213 Lilaea

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=213 Lilaea
discoverer=C. H. F. Peters
discovered=February 16, 1880
alt_names=1950 TE3
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=411.913 Gm (2.753 AU)
perihelion=352.544 Gm (2.357 AU)
aphelion=471.282 Gm (3.15 AU)
eccentricity=0.144
period=1668.824 d (4.57 a)
inclination=6.805°
asc_node=122.192°
arg_peri=163.26°
mean_anomaly=12.221°
avg_speed=17.95 km/s
dimensions=83.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=8.045 h
spectral_type=F
abs_magnitude=8.64
albedo=0.090
single_temperature="unknown"

213 Lilaea is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an F-type asteroid, like C-type asteroids its composition is primitive and rich in carbon.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on February 16, 1880 in Clinton, New York.

It was named after Lilaea, a Naiad in Greek mythology.

References

* [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]
* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances]
* [http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT Asteroid Lightcurve Data File]