Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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612 Veronika | |
Mpc Name: | (612) Veronika |
Pronounced: | classically [1] |
Alt Names: | 1906 VN |
Discovered: | 8 October 1906 |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Eccentricity: | 0.25837 |
Semimajor: | 3.1572AU |
Perihelion: | 2.3415AU |
Aphelion: | 3.9729abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Period: | 5.61 yr (2049.1 d) |
Inclination: | 20.943° |
Asc Node: | 202.904° |
Arg Peri: | 122.046° |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Orbit Ref: | [2] |
Observation Arc: | 109.52 yr (40003 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
Abs Magnitude: | 10.7 |
Rotation: | 8.243abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Mean Radius: | km |
612 Veronika is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 8 October 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.[3]