(123) Brunhild
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Asteroid (123) Brunhild |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,696 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1184 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.376 AU - 3.014 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.42 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 307.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 125.06 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 14, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 155 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 48 km |
| Albedo | 0.21 |
| Rotation period | 10 h 2 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.9 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | CHF Peters |
| Date of discovery | July 31, 1872 |
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(123) Brunhild is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on July 31, 1872 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .
The heavenly body was named after Brunhild , a powerful queen from the Nibelungenlied and the Edda .
Brunhild moves between 2.4 ( perihelion ) astronomical units and 3.0 astronomical units ( aphelion ) around the sun in 4.425 years . The orbit is inclined 6.4 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.12.
Brunhild has a diameter of 48 km. It has a light, silicate-rich surface with an albedo of 0.21. It rotates around its own axis in around 10 hours and 2 minutes.