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1268 Libya

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q137439

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1267 Geertruida[4]
Followed by
1269 Rollandia[5]
Absolute magnitude
+9.12[18]
Albedo
+0.0449, +0.043[38][39]
Apoapsis
+4.379, +4.398618021961871[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+119.17198, +119.0523209732229[33][34]
Asteroid spectral type
P-type asteroid[13]
Diameter
+96.71[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Cyril V. Jackson[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+350.99533, +350.9400345641372[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+232.51457, +170.4868796849124[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, outer asteroid belt[6][7]
Named after
Libya[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.1 (0.1–0.1, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
4.42 (4.42–4.43, n=3)[19][20][21]
Orbital period
+7.92, +2905.123029545004[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+3.5688280, +3.570447491587956[31][32]
Provisional designation
1929 EA, 1930 HJ, 1930 KN[9][10][11]
Rotation period
+17.572[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.9740454, +3.984532756774914[27][28]
Significant event
naming[14]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Union Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
April 29, 1930[12]
Time of periapsis
+2459624.7073322004
🏷️ Also known as
en Libya de (1268) Libya el 1268 Λιβύη fa سیارک ۱۲۶۸ ja リビア ru Ливия ru (1268) Ливия ru (1268) 1930 HJ ru 1929 EA ru 1930 HJ ru 1930 KN uk 1268 Лівія zh 小行星1268
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03wb6cb
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001268
Minor Planet Center body ID
1268

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → 0.0449, 0.043
    Time of periapsis → 2,459,624.707332 Julian day
    Mean anomaly → 232.51457 degree, 170.48688 degree
    Follows → 1267 Geertruida
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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