Discovered by Johann Palisa Minor planet category Main belt (Koronis) Aphelion 2.9309 AU (438.46 Gm) Orbits Sun Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid family Koronis family | Discovery date 21 October 1879 Observation arc 115.12 yr (42049 d) Discovered 21 October 1879 Spectral type S-type asteroid Named after Our Lady of Sorrows | |
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Perihelion 2.85551 AU (427.178 Gm) Similar 167 Urda, 218 Bianca, 158 Koronis, 220 Stephania, 277 Elvira | ||
208 Lacrimosa is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on October 21, 1879, in Pola. The name derives from Our Lady of Sorrows, a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
10ยต radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 42 km for this asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid and is one of the largest members of the Koronis asteroid family. Hence it is probably a piece of the original asteroid that was shattered in an ancient impact that created the family.
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