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1268 Libya

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Discovered by
  
C. Jackson

Observation arc
  
85.97 yr (31399 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Libya

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
29 April 1930

Discovered
  
29 April 1930

Discoverer
  
Cyril Jackson

Discovery site
  
Union Observatory

Spectral type
  
P-type asteroid

Aphelion
  
4.380332139429245 AU (655.28836101739 Gm)

Perihelion
  
3.570184844526869 AU (534.09205074663 Gm)

Semi-major axis
  
3.975258491978 AU (594.6902058820 Gm)

1268 Libya is a 94 km outer main belt asteroid of with an eccentricity of 0.10.

The asteroid was discovered on April 29, 1930, by C. Jackson in Johannesburg.

References

1268 Libya Wikipedia