38 Leda
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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 | 2.742 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.326 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.158 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Inclination | 6.95° |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 115.9 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 12.84 hours |
| Spectral class | C |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.32 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.062 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. Chacornac, 1856 |
38 Leda (lee'-da) is a large, dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac on January 12, 1856 and named after Leda, the mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology.
Leda is also the name of a satellite of Jupiter.
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