Astronomy:126 Velleda
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Henry and Prosper Henry |
| Discovery date | November 5, 1872 |
| Designations | |
| (126) Velleda | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɛlɪdə/[1] |
| Named after | Veleda |
| A872 VA; 1949 YF; 1950 BD1 | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 403.523 Gm (2.697 AU) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 326.153 Gm (2.180 AU) |
| 364.816 Gm (2.439 AU)[2] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1060806[2] |
| Orbital period | 1,391.107 days (3.81 yr) |
| Mean anomaly | 117.027° |
| Inclination | 2.92451°[2] |
| Longitude of ascending node | 23.47325°[2] |
| 327.94065°[2] | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean diameter | 44.79±1.33 km[3] |
| Mass | (0.47±5.79)×1018 kg[3] |
Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0125 m/s2 |
Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0237 km/s |
| Rotation period | 5.364±0.003 h[4] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1723[2] |
| S | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.27[2] |
Velleda (minor planet designation: 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 body is orbiting the Sun with a period of 3.81 years and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.11. The orbital plane is inclined by 2.9° to the plane 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]
References
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "126 Velleda". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA JPL. 2003-08-29. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=126. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: pp. 98–118, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009, Bibcode: 2012P&SS...73...98C. See Table 1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dovgopol, A. N.; Kruglyi, Iu. N.; Shevchenko, V. G. (1992). "Asteroid 126 Velleda - Rotation period and magnitude-phase curve". Acta Astronomica 42 (1): 67–72. Bibcode: 1992AcA....42...67D.
External links
- 126 Velleda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 126 Velleda at the JPL Small-Body Database
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