12 Victoria is a large Main belt asteroid. It is probably composed of silicate rock and nickel-iron. John Russell Hind (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was a British astronomer. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The provisional designation of comets and asteroids are similar to each other: they both follow a pattern set in 1925 by the Minor Planet Center of the IAU. Historical designations At first, astronomers strove to assign symbols to the minor planets: 1 Ceres a stylized sickle 2 Pallas a lozenge... Minor planet is the official term for asteroids and trans-Neptunian objects. ... The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. ... In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified. ... 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It was discovered by J. R. Hind on September 13, 1850. John Russell Hind (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was a British astronomer. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Victoria is officially named after the Roman goddess of victory, but the name also honours Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The goddess Victoria (Nike for the Greeks) was the daughter of Styx by the Titan Pallas. The coincidence with the then-reigning queen's name caused quite a controversy at the time, and B. A. Gould, editor of the prestigious Astronomical Journal, adopted the alternate name Clio (now used by 84 Klio), proposed by the discoverer. However, W. C. Bond, of the Harvard College Observatory, then the highest authority on astronomy in America, held that the mythological condition was fulfilled and the name therefore acceptable, and his opinion eventually prevailed. In Roman mythology, Victoria was the goddess of victory. ... Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1876 until her death. ... See Nike for other meanings. ... For other uses, see Styx River (disambiguation) River In Greek mythology, Styx ([river of] hate) is the name of a river which formed the boundary between earth and the underworld, Hades. ... In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτᾶνες) are among a series of gods who oppose Zeus and the Olympian gods in their ascent to power. ... Pallas Athena. ... This article or section should include material from Benjamin A. Gould Benjamin Apthorp Gould, an American astronomer, was born on September 27, 1824, in Boston, Massachusetts, and died on November 26, 1896, at Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The Astronomical Journal is a monthly scientific journal published by the University of Chicago Press on behalf of the American Astronomical Society. ... 84 Klio is a quite large and very dark Main belt asteroid. ... William Cranch Bond (September 9, 1789 – January 29, 1859) was an American astronomer, and the first director of Harvard College Observatory. ... The Harvard College Observatory (or HCO) is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Department of Astronomy of Harvard. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ...

Radar and speckle interferometry observations show that the shape of Victoria is elongated, and it is suspected to be a binary asteroid. [1] (http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/asteroidmoonsq.html) This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... Speckle interferometry is an image processing technique used in astronomy that can dramatically increase the resolution of ground-based telescopes. ... The term binary asteroid refers to a system in which two asteroids orbit their common centre of gravity, in analogy with binary stars. ...

Victoria has been observed to occult stars 3 times.
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11 Parthenope (par THEN o pay) is a large, bright Main belt asteroid. ... 13 Egeria (e GER ee a) is a large Main belt asteroid. ...