126 Velleda
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Henry and Prosper Henry |
| Discovery date | November 5, 1872 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Veleda |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 403.523 Gm (2.697 AU) |
| Perihelion | 326.153 Gm (2.180 AU) |
| 364.838 Gm (2.438644[1] AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1060806[1] |
| 1391.107 d (3.81 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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19.02 km/s |
| 117.027° | |
| Inclination | 2.92451°[1] |
| 23.47325°[1] | |
| 327.94065°[1] | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 44.79 ± 1.33[2] km |
| Mass | (0.47 ± 5.79) × 1018[2] kg |
| 0.0125 m/s² | |
| 0.0237 km/s | |
| 5.364 ± 0.003 d[3] | |
| Albedo | 0.1723[1] |
| Temperature | ~178 K |
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Spectral type
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S |
| 9.27[1] | |
126 Velleda is a main-belt asteroid. It is probably a rather typical, albeit sizable, S-type asteroid. Named for Veleda, a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri. It was discovered by Paul Henry on November 5, 1872, in Paris, France. It was his first credited discovery. He and his brother Prosper Henry discovered a total of 14 asteroids.
This asteroid rotates once every 5 days, 8 hours and 44 minutes. During each rotation the light curve varies by 0.22 magnitudes.[3]
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