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**117 Lomia**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.990 AU
Perihelion distance	2.905 AU
Aphelion distance	3.074 AU
Orbital period	5.17 years
Inclination	14.93�
Eccentricity	0.028
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	148.7 km
Rotation period	9.127 hours
Spectral class	C
Abs. magnitude	7.95
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.053
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	A. Borrelly, 1871

117 Lomia is a rather large Main belt asteroid. It has a very dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.

It was discovered by A. Borrelly on September 12, 1871.

Occultations by Lomia have so far been observed twice, in 2000 and 2003.

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	117 Lomia is a rather large Main belt asteroid.
	It has a very dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.
	Occultations by Lomia have so far been observed twice, in 2000 and 2003.

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