222 Lucia

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=222 Lucia
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=February 9, 1882
alt_names=A899 EC, A919 AB
mp_category=Main belt (Themis)
epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=469.156 Gm (3.136 AU)
perihelion=403.737 Gm (2.699 AU)
aphelion=534.575 Gm (3.573 AU)
eccentricity=0.139
period=2028.512 d (5.55 a)
inclination=2.158°
asc_node=80.328°
arg_peri=178.579°
mean_anomaly=327.086°
avg_speed=16.82 km/s
dimensions=55.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=7 h
spectral_type=C?
abs_magnitude=9.13
albedo=0.13
single_temperature="unknown"

222 Lucia is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.

Lucia is a member of the Themis family of asteroids.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 9, 1882 in Vienna and named after Lucia, daughter of explorer Graf Wilczek.

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]