612 Veronika is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on October 8 1906 by August Kopff from Heidelberg. The reason for the name is unknown; asteroid etymologist Lutz D. Schmadel suspects that it may have been inspired by the letter code VN in its provisional designation 1906 VN.
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