Asteroid Number | 141 | Asteroid Group | Main Asteroid Belt | Orbital Period | 4 years, 128 days | Distance from the Sun | Semi-Major Axis: 398,720,869 km (2.67 AU) Perihelion: 313,156,376 km (2.09 AU) Aphelion: 484,285,362 km (3.24 AU) | Eccentricity | 0.2146 | Diameter (Mean) | 117.9 kilometres | Notes | Lumen is one of a number of asteroids classified as Eunomian interlopers, with orbits matching those of the popuulous Eunomia family of asteroids. Bodies like Lumen do not, however, share the same origin as the true members of the family, hence the designation interloper. |
Asteroid Number 141 is Lumen, a dark rock the size of Puerto Rico that travels through space
at more than 1,000 km/h.
A relatively dark body that orbits the Sun near the inner edge of
the Asteroid Belt, with a diameter of some 118 km.
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