Astronomy:3551 Verenia
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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. S. Dunbar |
| Discovery date | 12 September 1983 |
| Designations | |
| (1983) RD | |
| Pronunciation | /vɪˈriːniə/ |
| MPO 337280 | |
| Minor planet category |
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| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 11898 days (32.57 yr) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.11250 astronomical unit|AU (465.623 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.07179 AU (160.338 Gm) |
| 2.09214 AU (312.980 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.48771 |
| Orbital period | 3.03 yr (1105.3 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 241.121° |
| Mean motion | 0° 19m 32.516s / day |
| Inclination | 9.51540° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 173.840° |
| 193.241° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0719179 AU (10.75876 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 0.9 km[2] |
| Rotation period | 4.930 h (0.2054 d)[2] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.37[2] |
| V[2] | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.75[2] |
3551 Verenia, provisional designation 1983 RD, is an Amor asteroid and a Mars crosser discovered on 12 September 1983 by R. Scott Dunbar. Although Verenia passed within 40 Gm of the Earth in the 20th century, it will never do so in the 21st. In 2028 it will come within 0.025 AU of Ceres.[3]
3551 Verenia was named for the first vestal virgin consecrated by the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "(3551) Verenia = 1983 RD". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=3551.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3551 Verenia (1983 RD)". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=Verenia.
- ↑ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 3551 Verenia (1983 RD)". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=Verenia;cad=1#cad.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 298. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=KWrB1jPCa8AC&pg=PA20.
External links
- Catchall Catalog of Minor Planets
- NeoDys
- 3551 Verenia at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Obs prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Obs info · Close · Physical info · NEOCC
- 3551 Verenia at ESA–space situational awareness
- 3551 Verenia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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