131 Vala
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.432 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.268 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.595 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Eccentricity | 0.067 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 40.4 km |
| Spectral class | KCT |
| Abs. magnitude | 10.03 |
| Albedo 3 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.105 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters |
131 Vala is an inner Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on May 24, 1873, and named after Vala, a prophetess in Norse mythology
One observation of an occultation of a star by Vala is from Italy (May 26, 2002).
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