(611) Valeria

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Asteroid
(611) Valeria
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.98  AU
eccentricity 0.119
Perihelion - aphelion 2,626 AU - 3,334 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.4 °
Length of the ascending node 189.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 256.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion May 25, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 53 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 56.97 km (± 1.4)
Albedo 0.1148 (± 0.006)
Rotation period 6.977 h
Absolute brightness 9.19 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer JH Metcalf
Date of discovery September 24, 1906
Another name 1906 VL
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(611) Valeria is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 September 1906 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.

The origin of the name is not known.

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