(611) Valeria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1906 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Valeria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valeria is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 611 |
| Provisional designation | A906 SM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 57.5 km (#630 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.124 |
| Rotation period | 6.98 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1906
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
- (638) Moira
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