Discovered by Johann Palisa Alternative names A906 VH, A911 ME Observation arc 109.37 yr (39947 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Johann Palisa Discovery site Vienna Observatory | Discovery date 3 October 1886 Minor planet category Main belt (Cybele) Discovered 3 October 1886 Spectral type C-type asteroid Named after Hubertus | |
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Aphelion 3.84026 AU (574.495 Gm) Similar 220 Stephania, 265 Anna, 242 Kriemhild, 266 Aline, 276 Adelheid | ||
260 Huberta is a large asteroid orbiting near the outer edge of the Main belt. It is dark and rich in carbon.
It belongs to the Cybele group of asteroids and may have been trapped in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 3, 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Hubertus.
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