269 Justitia

269 Justitia

Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	September 21, 1887
Designations
Alternative names	1942 XY
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	474.618 Gm (3.173 AU)
Perihelion	308.57 Gm (2.063 AU)
Semi-major axis	391.594 Gm (2.618 AU)
Eccentricity	0.212
Orbital period	1546.878 d (4.24 a)
Average orbital speed	18.41 km/s
Mean anomaly	321.141°
Inclination	5.478°
Longitude of ascending node	156.815°
Argument of perihelion	119.93°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	54.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	16.545 h
Albedo	0.097
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.5

269 Justitia is a fairly sizeable Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 21, 1887 in Vienna.

The asteroid was named after Justitia, the Roman equivalent of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice (she also has an asteroid named after her, 24 Themis).

References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
• Asteroid Lightcurve Data File