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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Henry and Prosper Henry |
| Discovery date | 5 November 1872 |
| Designations | |
| (126) Velleda | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɛlɪdə/[1] |
Named after | Veleda |
| A872 VA; 1949 YF; 1950 BD1 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 December 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 403.523 Gm (2.697 AU) |
| Perihelion | 326.153 Gm (2.180 AU) |
| 364.816 Gm (2.439 AU)[2] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1060806[2] |
| 1,391.107 days (3.81 yr) | |
| 117.027° | |
| Inclination | 2.92451°[2] |
| 23.47325°[2] | |
| 327.94065°[2] | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 44.79±1.33 km[3] | |
| Mass | (0.47±5.79)×1018 kg[3] |
Equatorialsurface gravity | 0.0125 m/s2 |
Equatorialescape velocity | 0.0237 km/s |
| 5.364±0.003 h[4] | |
| 0.1723[2] | |
| S | |
| 9.27[2] | |
126 Velleda is amain-beltasteroid. It is probably a rather typical, albeit sizable,S-type asteroid. Named forVeleda, apriestess andprophet of theGermanic tribe of theBructeri. It was discovered byPaul Henry on 5 November 1872, inParis, France. It was his first credited discovery. He and his brotherProsper Henry discovered a total of 14 asteroids.
This body is orbiting theSun with aperiod of 3.81 years and aneccentricity (ovalness) of 0.11. Theorbital plane isinclined by 2.9° to theplane of the ecliptic.[2] It has a cross-section diameter of ~45 km.[3] This asteroid rotates once every 5.36 hours. During each rotation the brightness varies by 0.22 magnitudes.[4]
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