3551 Verenia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. Scott Dunbar |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1983 |
| Designations | |
| 1983 RD | |
| 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) |
| 312.998 Gm (2.092 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.488 |
| 1105.407 d (3.026 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 19.306 km/s |
| 116.894° | |
| Inclination | 9.513° |
| 173.938° | |
| 193.129° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 0.9 km[1] |
| 4.93 h[1] | |
| Albedo | 0.37[1] |
| Temperature | K |
Spectral type | V[1] |
| 16.75[1] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 3551 Verenia (1983 RD)" (2010-08-07 last obs). Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p. 298
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