1062 Ljuba
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky[1] |
| Discovery date | October 11, 1925[1] |
| Designations | |
| 1925 TD[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch JD 2445600.5 | |
| Perihelion | 2.7885862 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0722725 |
| Inclination | 5.6082130° |
| 341.5787251 | |
| 97.3142127 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 55 km[2] |
| 33.8 h[2] | |
| Albedo | 0.15 |
| 9.85[2] | |
1062 Ljuba is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1925 TD. It was later named after the lady-parachutist Ljuba Berlin.[1] It has a diameter of 55 km.[2]
Photometric observations during 2003 showed a lengthy synodic rotation period of 33.8 ± 0.2 hours with a brightness variation of 0.17 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[3]
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