Discovery date 11 October 1925 Observation arc 32544 days (89.10 yr) Absolute magnitude 9.85 Discoverer Sergey Belyavsky Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 1925 TD Discovered 11 October 1925 Orbits Sun Discovery site Simeiz Observatory | |
Discovered by Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky Aphelion 3.21362 AU (480.751 Gm) Perihelion 2.8047495 AU (419.58455 Gm) Similar 1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, Asteroid belt, 107 Camilla | ||
1062 Ljuba is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1925 TD. It was later named after the lady-parachutist Ljuba Berlin. It has a diameter of 55 km.
Photometric observations during 2003 showed a lengthy synodic rotation period of 33.8 ± 0.2 hours with a brightness variation of 0.17 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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