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Asteroid 126 Velleda


Named after a Germanic priestess, leader of Batavian uprising against the Romans.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2454200,5
Semi major axis2,4386 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,808 Julian years
Inclination2,925 °
Eccentricity0,1061
Lon. of ascending node23,473 °
Argument of perihelion327,941 °
Passage of perihelion2005-Oct-04.738543
Aphelion distance2,6973 AU
Mean anomaly142,931 °

Physical Data
Radius22,41 km
Rotation period5,364 days
Absolute magnitude (H)9,27
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,865
Geometric albedo0,1723
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererPaul Henry
Discovered1872-11-05

Data File
Data File Name126_Velleda.aed
Data File Date2006-12-23
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00