Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 3 April 1886 |
Designations | |
(256) Walpurga | |
Pronunciation | /vælˈpɜːrɡə/ |
Named after | Saint Walpurga |
A886 GA, 1951 VJ | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 130.04 yr (47496 d) |
Aphelion | 3.19960 AU (478.653 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.79984 AU (418.850 Gm) |
2.99972 AU (448.752 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.066634 |
5.20 yr (1897.7 d) | |
352.098° | |
0° 11m 22.945s / day | |
Inclination | 13.3281° |
182.937° | |
46.5713° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 63.34±2.7 km |
16.664 h (0.6943 d) [1] 16.64 h [2] | |
0.0530±0.005 | |
9.9 | |
Walpurga (minor planet designation: 256 Walpurga) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 April 1886 in Vienna and was named after Saint Walburga.
Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2007 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 16.64 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.38 ± 0.02 in magnitude. [2]
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