Victoria (Victory) and Asteroid 12 Victoria - East Bierley, UK
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N 53° 45.558 W 001° 42.019
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12 Victoria is a large main-belt asteroid, originally named after Queen Victoria it was changed to be officially named after the Roman Goddess Victoria, otherwise known as Victory, especially on war memorials.
Waymark Code: WMV0BH
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/01/2017
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The figure of Victory
This figure of Victory stands on top a World War 1 Memorial. It comprises of a base surmounted by a pedestal with a doric column on each corner. Victory holds a wreath in her right hand and a laurel branch in her left hand.
Although the monument commemorates the men of Hunsworth it is actually in the village of East Bierley.
In Roman times Victoria was often worshipped by triumphant generals returning from war and is often be found on United Kingdom war memorials.
The Asteroid
The asteroid was discovered on September 13th 1850 by J.R. Hind of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London.
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He chose the name during the reign of Queen Victoria, but it was felt to be inappropriate to have the asteroid named after a living monarch.
However W. C. Bond, of the Harvard College Observatory held that the mythological condition was fulfilled and the name stayed as it was.
It has a diameter of 112.77 km, an orbital speed of 9.5 km/s and an orbital period of 3.57 Julian Years. It is the joint 117th largest known asteroid.