3551 Verenia

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3551 Verenia
Discovery
Discovered by R. Scott Dunbar
Discovery date September 12, 1983
Designations
Alternative names 1983 RD
Minor planet category Mars crosser, Amor II
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5)
Aphelion 465.631 Gm (3.113 AU)
Perihelion 160.364 Gm (1.072 AU)
Semi-major axis 312.998 Gm (2.092 AU)
Eccentricity 0.488
Orbital period 1105.407 d (3.026 a)
Average orbital speed 19.306 km/s
Mean anomaly 116.894°
Inclination 9.513°
Longitude of ascending node 173.938°
Argument of perihelion 193.129°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 0.9 km[1]
Rotation period 4.93 h[1]
Albedo 0.37[1]
Temperature K
Spectral type V[1]
Absolute magnitude (H) 16.75[1]

    3551 Verenia is an Amor asteroid and a Mars crosser discovered in 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.[2]

    Verenia was named for the first vestal virgin consecrated by the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius.[3]

    See also

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3551 Verenia (1983 RD)". 2010-08-07 last obs. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
    2. "JPL Close-Approach Data: 3551 Verenia (1983 RD)". 2010-08-07 last obs. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
    3. Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p. 298
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