(612) Veronika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Veronika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Veronika is 3.95 au from the Sun and 4.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 612 |
| Provisional designation | A906 TC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.8 km (#1,003 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 8.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.262 |
| Inclination | 20.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (596) Scheila
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- (607) Jenny
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