Victoria (Victory) and Asteroid 12 Victoria - Kippax, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 45.920 W 001° 21.844
30U E 607832 N 5958654
This memorial in the form of a column surmounted by an allegorical figure of Victory (Roman God Victoria) stands in a small walled garden.
Waymark Code: WM14697
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/27/2021
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The figure of Victory
The monument comprises of an allegorical statue of a winged Victory. It stands on a stone column with a carved wreath underneath the statue.
In Roman times Victoria was often worshipped by triumphant generals returning from war and hence can quite 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.