(131) Vala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 May 1873 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
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Where Vala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vala is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 131 |
| Provisional designation | A873 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.3 km (#1,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Rotation period | 5.18 hours |
| Spectral type | SU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0695 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
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