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Leda (minor planet designation: 38 Leda) is a large, dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer J. Chacornac on January 12, 1856, and named after Leda, the mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Arecibo Observatory, Asteroid, Asteroid belt, Asteroid spectral types, Astronomical unit, C-type asteroid, Greek mythology, Helen of Troy, Jean Chacornac, Julian day, Julian year (astronomy), Kelvin, Leda (mythology), Light curve, Magnitude (astronomy), Minor-planet designation, Photometry (astronomy), Pulkovo Observatory, Radar astronomy.

  2. Astronomical objects discovered in 1856
  3. Cgh-type asteroids (SMASS)
  4. Discoveries by Jean Chacornac
  5. Leda (mythology)

Arecibo Observatory

The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Asteroid

An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System.

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Asteroid belt

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.

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Asteroid spectral types

An asteroid spectral type is assigned to asteroids based on their reflectance spectrum, color, and sometimes albedo.

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Astronomical unit

The astronomical unit (symbol: au, or AU) is a unit of length defined to be exactly equal to.

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C-type asteroid

C-type (carbonaceous) asteroids are the most common variety, forming around 75% of known asteroids. 38 Leda and c-type asteroid are c-type asteroids (Tholen).

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.

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Helen of Troy

Helen (Helénē), also known as Helen of Troy, Helen of Argos, or Helen of Sparta, and in Latin as Helena, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world.

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Jean Chacornac

Jean Chacornac (21 June 1823 – 23 September 1873) was a French astronomer and discoverer of a comet and several asteroids. 38 Leda and Jean Chacornac are Discoveries by Jean Chacornac.

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Julian day

The Julian day is the continuous count of days since the beginning of the Julian period, and is used primarily by astronomers, and in software for easily calculating elapsed days between two events (e.g. food production date and sell by date).

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Julian year (astronomy)

In astronomy, a Julian year (symbol: a or aj) is a unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of SI seconds each.

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Kelvin

The kelvin, symbol K, is the base unit of measurement for temperature in the International System of Units (SI).

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Leda (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Leda (Ancient Greek: Λήδα) was an Aetolian princess who became a Spartan queen.

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Light curve

In astronomy, a light curve is a graph of the light intensity of a celestial object or region as a function of time, typically with the magnitude of light received on the y-axis and with time on the x-axis.

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Magnitude (astronomy)

In astronomy, magnitude is measure of the brightness of an object, usually in a defined passband.

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Minor-planet designation

A formal minor-planet designation is, in its final form, a number–name combination given to a minor planet (asteroid, centaur, trans-Neptunian object and dwarf planet but not comet).

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Photometry (astronomy)

In astronomy, photometry, from Greek photo- ("light") and -metry ("measure"), is a technique used in astronomy that is concerned with measuring the flux or intensity of light radiated by astronomical objects.

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Pulkovo Observatory

The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory (Pulkovskaya astronomicheskaya observatoriya), officially named the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo, is the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Radar astronomy

Radar astronomy is a technique of observing nearby astronomical objects by reflecting radio waves or microwaves off target objects and analyzing their reflections.

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See also

Astronomical objects discovered in 1856

Cgh-type asteroids (SMASS)

Discoveries by Jean Chacornac

Leda (mythology)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38_Leda

Also known as (38) Leda, A856 AA, Leda (asteroid), Leda (minor planet).