208 Lacrimosa

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=208 Lacrimosa
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=October 21, 1879
alt_names="n/a"
mp_category=Main belt (Koronis)
epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=433.011 Gm (2.895 AU)
perihelion=426.461 Gm (2.851 AU)
aphelion=439.562 Gm (2.938 AU)
eccentricity=0.015
period=1798.669 d (4.92 a)
inclination=1.751°
asc_node=4.593°
arg_peri=129.383°
mean_anomaly=67.199°
avg_speed=17.51 km/s
dimensions=41.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=14.085 h
spectral_type=S
abs_magnitude=8.96
albedo=0.27
single_temperature="unknown"

208 Lacrimosa is a Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

It is also one of the largest members of the Koronis asteroid family and probably a piece of the original asteroid which was shattered in an ancient impact that created the family.

It was discovered by 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.

References

* [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]
* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances]
* [http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT Asteroid Lightcurve Data File]