126 Velleda

126 Velleda
Discovery
Discovered by	Paul Henry and Prosper Henry
Discovery date	November 5, 1872
Designations
MPC designation	(126) Velleda
Pronunciation	/ˈvɛlɪdə/
Named after	Veleda
Alternative designations	A872 VA; 1949 YF;; 1950 BD1
Minor planet category	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)
Semi-major axis	364.816 Gm (2.439 AU)
Eccentricity	0.1060806
Orbital period (sidereal)	1,391.107 days (3.81 yr)
Mean anomaly	117.027°
Inclination	2.92451°
Longitude of ascending node	23.47325°
Argument of perihelion	327.94065°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	44.79±1.33 km
Mass	(0.47±5.79)×1018 kg
Equatorial surface gravity	0.0125 m/s2
Equatorial escape velocity	0.0237 km/s
Synodic rotation period	5.364±0.003 h
Geometric albedo	0.1723
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.27

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]

^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "126 Velleda". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA JPL. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Carry2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b 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.

[1] Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language

[sbdb-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "126 Velleda". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA JPL. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2007.

[Carry2012-3] Cite error: The named reference Carry2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[aa42-4] 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.

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