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| Discovered by | J. Chacornac |
| Discovery date | January 12, 1856 |
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Designations
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| Alternate name | A904 SF; 1949 QO2 |
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Main belt |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 472.587 Gm (3.159 AU) |
| Perihelion | 348.232 Gm (2.328 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 410.409 Gm (2.743 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Orbital period | 1659.725 d (4.54 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.88 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 107.567° |
| Inclination | 6.955° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 295.890° |
| Argument of perihelion | 168.804° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 115.9 km |
| Mass | 1.6×1018 kg |
| Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0324 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0613 km/s |
| Rotation period | 0.5350 d (12.84 h) 1 |
| Albedo | 0.0618 1 |
| Temperature | ~170 K |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.32 |
38 Leda (IPA: /ˈliːdə/) 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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