3551 Verenia
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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.
Verenia was named for the first vestal virgin consecrated by the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius
.
Amor asteroid
The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor. They approach the orbit of the Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. Most Amors do cross the orbit of Mars...
and a Mars crosser
Mars-crosser asteroid
A Mars-crosser is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. The known numbered Mars-crossers are listed here. They include the two numbered Mars trojans 5261 Eureka and ....
discovered in 1983 by R. Scott Dunbar
R. Scott Dunbar
R. Scott Dunbar had a hand in the discovery of eight asteroids.Dunbar discovered the comet 3551 Verenia by himself. He was a co-discoverer with Eleanor F. Helin six times: 3360 Syrinx, 1987 OC, 6435 Daveross, 1984 DB, 1983 LB, and 1983 LC. Dunbar also co-discovered 3362 Khufu with Maria A....
. 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
Astronomical unit
An astronomical unit is a unit of length equal to about or approximately the mean Earth–Sun distance....
of Ceres.
Verenia was named for the first vestal virgin consecrated by the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. What tales are descended to us about him come from Valerius Antias, an author from the early part of the 1st century BC known through limited mentions of later authors , Dionysius of Halicarnassus circa 60BC-...
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See also
- V-type asteroidV-type asteroidThe spectra of the V-type asteroids or Vestoids are similar to that of 4 Vesta, by far the largest asteroid in this class ....
- HED meteoriteHED meteoriteHED meteorites are a subgroup of achondrite meteorites. HED stands for "Howardite–Eucrite–Diogenite".These achondrites came from a differentiated parent body and experienced extensive igneous processing not much different from the magmatic rocks found on Earth and for this reason they closely...
- 4 Vesta4 VestaVesta, formally designated 4 Vesta, is one of the largest asteroids, with a mean diameter of about . It was discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers on March 29, 1807, and is named after the Roman virgin goddess of home and hearth, Vesta....
- 4055 Magellan4055 Magellan4055 Magellan is an Amor asteroid discovered on February 24, 1985, by E. Helin at Palomar.-See also:* V-type asteroid* HED meteorite* 4 Vesta* 3908 Nyx* 3551 Verenia- External links :*...
- 3908 Nyx3908 Nyx3908 Nyx is an Amor and Mars-crosser asteroid. It was discovered by Hans-Emil Schuster on August 6, 1980, and is named after Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night, after which Pluto's moon Nix is also named...