3551 Verenia, provisional designation 1983 RD, is an Amor asteroid and a Mars crosser discovered on 12 September 1983 by R. Scott Dunbar. Although Verenia passed within 40 Gm of the Earth in the 20th century, it will never do so in the 21st. In 2028 it will come within 0.025 AU of Ceres.
3551 Verenia was named for the first vestal virgin consecrated by the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius.
See also
- V-type asteroid
- HED meteorite
- 4 Vesta
- 4055 Magellan
- 3908 Nyx
References
External links
- Catchall Catalog of Minor Planets
- NeoDys
- 3551 Verenia at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
- 3551 Verenia at ESA–space situational awareness
- Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical properties · Summary
- 3551 Verenia at the JPL Small-Body Database
