(610) Valeska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Valeska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valeska is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 610 |
| Provisional designation | A906 SN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.2 km (#2,327 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Rotation period | 4.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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