| Discovery A | |
|---|---|
| Discoverer | R. Scott Dunbar |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1983 |
| Alternate designations B | 1983 RD |
| Category | Mars crosser, Amor II |
| Orbital elements C | |
| | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.488 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 312.998 Gm (2.092 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 160.364 Gm (1.072 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 465.631 Gm (3.113 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1105.407 d (3.026 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 19.306 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 9.513° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 173.938° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) | 193.129° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 116.894° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Diameter | .9 km |
| Mass | |
| Density | |
| Surface gravity | |
| Escape velocity | |
| Rotation period | 4.93 h |
| Spectral class | V |
| Absolute magnitude | 16.8 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.37 *[1] |
| Mean surface temperature | K |
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.
See also
References
- Catchall Catalog of Minor Planets
- NeoDys
- NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 3551 Verenia
- JPL Horizons; telnet version is more compehensive
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