- Source: 269 Justitia
269 Justitia is a fairly sizeable main belt asteroid around 50 km in diameter. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 21 September 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).
Justitia has a very red color due to tholins on its surface, similar to trans-Neptunian objects. It is therefore thought to have formed in the outer Solar System despite its current orbit within the asteroid belt. The asteroid will be visited by the United Arab Emirates' MBR Explorer mission, which will attempt to land on its surface in 2034.
References
The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
External links
269 Justitia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
269 Justitia at the JPL Small-Body Database
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar planet minor/201–300
- Sejarah Nusantara pada era kerajaan Islam
- Daftar planet minor: 1–1000
- 269 Justitia
- Lady Justice
- Justitia (disambiguation)
- MBR Explorer
- 24 Themis
- Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
- List of minor planets: 1–1000
- 270 Anahita
- Johann Palisa
- 331 Etheridgea
