(612) Veronica
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Asteroid (612) Veronica |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.157 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,342 AU - 3,972 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 203.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 120.2 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 15, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 223 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (37.7 ± 1.2) km |
| Albedo | 0.04 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | October 8, 1906 |
| Another name | 1906 VN, 1950 LN, 1962 VB |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(612) Veronika is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered by August Kopff on October 8, 1906 .
Veronica moves at a distance of 2.3 ( perihelion ) to 4.0 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun . The orbit is inclined 20.8 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.27.
The origin of the name of this asteroid is unknown.