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110 Lydia
| Orbital characteristics 1
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| Orbit type | Main belt ( Lydia )
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| Semimajor axis | 2.732 AU
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| Perihelion distance | 2.514 AU
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| Aphelion distance | 2.950 AU
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| Orbital period | 4.52 years
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| Inclination | 5.97°
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| Eccentricity | 0.080
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| Physical characteristics 1
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| Diameter | 86.1 km
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| Rotation period | 10.927 hours
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| Spectral class | MM-type asteroids are metallic asteroids; they are moderately bright ( albedo. 18) and made of nickel- iron, either pure or mixed with stone. They are thought to be samples of the metallic core of differentiated asteroids and originate in the inner portion
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| Abs. magnitudeIn astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m an object would have if it were at a standardized distance away. It allows the overall brightnesses of objects to be compared without regards to distance. Absolute Magnitude for stars M In stel | 7.80
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| AlbedoNote: This article discusses the physical or planetological property of albedo. For other usage, see Albedo (disambiguation). The albedo is a measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. It is the ratio of electromagnetic radiation reflected to the amoun 4 | 0.181
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| History 2
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| Discoverer | A. Borrelly, 1870Events January 6 The inauguration of the Musikverein ( Vienna). January 10 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil January 15 A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking
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110 Lydia is a quite large Main belt asteroidAn asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid , which are much smaller than planets. The asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were no 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.
Main Belt asteroids
