(3551) Verenia
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Asteroid (3551) Verenia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Cupid type |
| Major semi-axis | 2.0923 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.4877 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.072 AU - 3.1126 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.513 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.026 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.59 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 0.87 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.53 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 4.930 h |
| Absolute brightness | 16,131 mag |
| Spectral class | V |
| history | |
| Explorer | RS Dunbar |
| Date of discovery | September 12, 1983 |
| Another name | 1983 RD |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(3551) Verenia is an asteroid from Amor type that on 12 September 1983 by R. Scott Dunbar at Mount Palomar was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the first vestal virgin consecrated by the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius . (3551) Verenia is the first of the Cupid-type asteroids to be grouped with asteroid (4) Vesta .
A close flyby of (3551) Verenia was planned for the Clementine lunar exploration probe in October 2005.
Further path parameters are:
- Length of the ascending node : 173.938 °
- Argument of the perihelion : 193.129 °