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110 Lydia
| Orbital characteristics 1 | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt (Lydia ) |
| Semimajor axis | 2.732 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.514 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.950 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Inclination | 5.97° |
| Eccentricity | 0.080 |
| Physical characteristics 1 | |
| Diameter | 86.1 km |
| Rotation period | 10.927 hours |
| Spectral class | M |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.80 |
| Albedo 4 | 0.181 |
| History 2 | |
| Discoverer | A. Borrelly, 1870 |
110 Lydia is a quite large Main belt asteroid composed of fairly pure nickel-iron. Lydia asteroid family is named after it.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly on April 19, 1870. It was his second asteroid discovery.
Lydia occulted a dim star on September 18, 1999.
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