Discovered by Auguste Charlois Alternative names 1897 DL Observation arc 114.49 yr (41818 d) Discovered 23 November 1897 Spectral type C-type asteroid Discovery site Nice Observatory | Discovery date 23 November 1897 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.9274 AU (437.93 Gm) Orbits Sun Discoverer Auguste Charlois Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 441 Bathilde, 375 Ursula, 423 Diotima, 360 Carlova, 409 Aspasia | ||
429 Lotis is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a probable C-type asteroid and is likely composed of primitive carbonaceous materials. This object was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 23, 1897 in Nice.
In 2002, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.31 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of 70 ± 10 km.
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