| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 26 September 1906 |
| Designations | |
| (610) Valeska | |
| 1906 VK | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.47 yr (39983 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.8828 AU (580.86 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2937 AU (343.13 Gm) |
| 3.0883 AU (462.00 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.25729 |
| 5.43yr (1982.3d) | |
| 98.063° | |
| 0° 10m 53.796s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.699° |
| 20.391° | |
| 359.806° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.9047 h (0.20436 d) | |
| 12.4 | |
610 Valeska is aminor planet, specifically anasteroid, orbiting primarily in theasteroid belt. Discovered in 1906 byMax Wolf. The origin of the name is unknown, but it may be related to the provisional designation1906 VK.[2] In Slavic origin, it also means Glorious ruler.Photometric observations provide arotation period of4.9047±0.0002 h with a brightness variation of0.17±0.03 inmagnitude.[3]
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