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131 Vala
Orbital diagram
Discovery[1]
Discovered byChristian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovery date24 May 1873
Designations

MPC designation

(131) Vala
Pronunciation/ˈvɑːlə/[2]

Named after

vǫlva

Alternative designations

A873 KA; 1945 KA;
1952 DS3; 1953 QE

Minor planet category

Main belt[1]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc142.88 yr (52187 d)
Aphelion2.60 AU (388.64 Gm)
Perihelion2.27 AU (338.99 Gm)

Semi-major axis

2.43 AU (363.82 Gm)
Eccentricity0.068233

Orbital period (sidereal)

3.79 yr (1,385.3 d)

Average orbital speed

19.08 km/s

Mean anomaly

289.275°

Mean motion

0° 15m 35.532s / day
Inclination4.9602°

Longitude of ascending node

65.682°

Argument of perihelion

160.641°
Earth MOID1.26 AU (187.95 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.38 AU (355.52 Gm)
TJupiter3.499
Physical characteristics
Dimensions40.44±1.8 km[1]
Mass6.9×1016kg

Equatorial surface gravity

0.0113 m/s²

Equatorial escape velocity

0.0214 km/s

Synodic rotation period

5.1812 h (0.21588 d)[1]

Geometric albedo

0.1051±0.010
Temperature~178 K

Spectral type

K[3] (Bus)

Absolute magnitude (H)

10.03[1]

Vala (minor planet designation: 131 Vala) is an inner main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on 24 May 1873, and derives its name from völva (vǫlva, lit.'staff bearer'), a prophetess in Norse paganism.[4] One observation of an occultation of a star by Vala is from Italy (26 May 2002). 10-μm radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 34 km.[5]

In the Tholen classification system, it is categorized as an SU-type asteroid, while the Bus asteroid taxonomy system lists it as a K-type asteroid.[3] Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2007 at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico were used to create a "nearly symmetric bimodal" light curve plot. This showed a rotation period of 10.359 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.09 ± 0.02 magnitude during each cycle.[6] The result is double the 5.18-hour period reported in the JPL Small-Body Database.[1]

On 2028-Apr-05, Vala will pass 0.0276 AU (4,130,000 km; 2,570,000 mi) from asteroid 2 Pallas.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 131 Vala" (2011-10-20 last obs (arc=138 years)). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  • ^ "Vala". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  • ^ a b DeMeo, Francesca E.; et al. (July 2009), "An extension of the Bus asteroid taxonomy into the near-infrared" (PDF), Icarus, vol. 202, no. 1, pp. 160–180, Bibcode:2009Icar..202..160D, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.02.005, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2014, retrieved 8 April 2013. See appendix A.
  • ^ Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  • ^ Morrison, D.; Chapman, C. R. (March 1976), "Radiometric diameters for an additional 22 asteroids", Astrophysical Journal, vol. 204, pp. 934–939, Bibcode:2008mgm..conf.2594S, doi:10.1142/9789812834300_0469.
  • ^ Pilcher, Frederick (June 2008), "Period Determination for 84 Klio, 98 Ianthe, 102 Miriam 112 Iphigenia, 131 Vala, and 650 Amalasuntha", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 71–72, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...71P, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009.
  • ^ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 131 Vala" (2011-10-20 last obs (arc=138 years)). Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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