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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 5 November 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. It has a cross-section diameter of ~45 km. This asteroid rotates once every 5.36 hours. During each rotation the brightness varies by 0.22 magnitudes.

References

1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. ^ "126 Velleda". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA JPL. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
3. ^ Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
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.

External links

• 126 Velleda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 126 Velleda at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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