126 Velleda
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Henry and Prosper Henry |
| Discovery date | 5 November 1872 |
| Designations | |
| (126) Velleda | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɛlɪdə/ |
Named after | Veleda |
| A872 VA; 1949 YF; 1950 BD1 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 December 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 403.523 Gm (2.697 AU) |
| Perihelion | 326.153 Gm (2.180 AU) |
| 364.816 Gm (2.439 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1060806 |
| 1,391.107 days (3.81 yr) | |
| 117.027° | |
| Inclination | 2.92451° |
| 23.47325° | |
| 327.94065° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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 |
| 5.364±0.003 h | |
| 0.1723 | |
| S | |
| 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 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.