12 Victoria is a large main-belt asteroid.It was discovered by J. R. Hind on September 13 1850.Victoria is officially named after the Roman goddess of victory but the name also honours Queen Victoria. The goddess Victoria (Nike for the Greeks) was the daughter of Styx by the Titan Pallas. The coincidence with the name of the then-reigning queen caused quite a controversy at the time and B. A.
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