1930 Lucifer

1930 Lucifer

A three-dimensional model of 1930 Lucifer based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	E. Roemer
Discovery site	NOFS (USNO)
Discovery date	29 October 1964
Designations
MPC designation	1930 Lucifer
Named after	Lucifer (religion)
Alternative names	1964 UA · 1954 SQ 1954 TC
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	60.45 yr (22,079 days)
Aphelion	3.3140 AU
Perihelion	2.4811 AU
Semi-major axis	2.8975 AU
Eccentricity	0.1437
Orbital period	4.93 yr (1801.5 days)
Mean anomaly	175.57°
Inclination	14.087°
Longitude of ascending node	318.62°
Argument of perihelion	340.85°
Earth MOID	1.47 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	27 km
Rotation period	13.056 h
Geometric albedo	0.1058
Spectral type	Cgh (SMASSII)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.0 mag

1930 Lucifer, provisional designation 1964 UA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 29, 1964 by American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer at the Flagstaff station (NOFS) of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO). The body measures about 27 kilometer in diameter and belongs to the C-group of asteroids (Cgh-type).

Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 13.056 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness variation of 0.43 ± 0.02 in magnitude.

Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names reads "Named for the proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who was expelled from heaven".