612 Veronika
Not to be confused with Asteroid B-612.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | August Kopff |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 8 October 1906 |
Designations | |
1906 VN | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.52 yr (40003 d) |
Aphelion | 3.9729 AU (594.34 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.3415 AU (350.28 Gm) |
3.1572 AU (472.31 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.25837 |
5.61 yr (2049.1 d) | |
262.948° | |
0° 10m 32.484s / day | |
Inclination | 20.943° |
202.904° | |
122.046° | |
Earth MOID | 1.40068 AU (209.539 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 1.85903 AU (278.107 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.054 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | ±0.6 18.87km |
8.243 h (0.3435 d) | |
±0.003 0.0411 | |
10.7 | |
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612 Veronika is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on October 8, 1906 by August Kopff from Heidelberg. The reason for the name is unknown; asteroid etymologist Lutz D. Schmadel suspects that it may have been inspired by the letter code "VN" in its provisional designation, 1906 VN.[2]
References
- ↑ "612 Veronika (1906 VN)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p.62.
External links
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