Discovered by Johann Palisa Alternative names 1942 XY Observation arc 126.16 yr (46080 d) Inclination 5.4799° Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 21 September 1887 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 21 September 1887 Orbits Sun Discovery site Vienna Observatory | |
Aphelion 3.17477 AU (474.939 Gm) Similar 220 Stephania, 242 Kriemhild, 276 Adelheid, 266 Aline, 265 Anna | ||
269 Justitia is a fairly sizeable Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 21, 1887 in Vienna.
The asteroid was named after Justitia, the Roman equivalent of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice (she also has an asteroid named after her, 24 Themis).
References
269 Justitia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA