Discovered by E. Roemer MPC designation 1930 Lucifer Minor planet category main-belt Inclination 14.08° Discoverer Elizabeth Roemer | Discovery date 29 October 1964 Named after Lucifer (religion) Discovered 29 October 1964 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Alternative names 1964 UA · 1954 SQ
1954 TC Discovery site United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station Similar Sun, 193 Ambrosia, 157 Dejanira, 167 Urda | ||
1930 Lucifer, provisional designation 1964 UA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 29, 1964, by American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer at the Flagstaff station (NOFS) of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO). The body measures about 27 kilometer in diameter and belongs to the C-group of asteroids (Cgh-type).
Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 13.056 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness variation of 0.43 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names reads "Named for the proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who was expelled from heaven".
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