(76) Freia

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Asteroid
(76) Freia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.414  AU
eccentricity 0.164
Perihelion - aphelion 2.855 AU - 3.973 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.1 °
Length of the ascending node 204.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 253.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 22, 2008
Sidereal period 6 a 113 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 145 km
Albedo 0.04
Rotation period 9 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 7.9 likes
Spectral class P
history
Explorer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
Date of discovery October 21, 1862
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(76) Freia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 21, 1862 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .

The heavenly body was named after Freya , the Nordic goddess of love, fertility, luck and spring.

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