 Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 256 Walpurga. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5.20yr (1897.7d) | |
| 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 | |
256 Walpurga is a largeMain beltasteroid. It was discovered byJohann Palisa on 3 April 1886 inVienna and was named afterSaint Walburga.
Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory inTerre Haute, Indiana, during 2007 were used to build alight curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed arotation period of 16.64 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.38 ± 0.02 inmagnitude.[2]
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