38 Leda (A856 AA)
38 Leda (A856 AA) (Asteroid). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. 38 Leda is a large, dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer J.
38 Leda is a large, dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer J. Chacornac on 12 January 1856, and named after Leda, the mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology. In the Tholen classification system, it is categorized as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid, while the Bus asteroid taxonomy system lists it as a Cgh asteroid. The spectra of the asteroid displays evidence of aqueous alteration.
- Type: Asteroid
- Diameter: 92 km
- Orbital period: 4.5 years
- Eccentricity: 0.151