(601) Nerthus

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Asteroid
(601) Nerthus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.137  AU
eccentricity 0.1022
Perihelion - aphelion 2.816 AU - 3.457 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.08 °
Length of the ascending node 169.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 156.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 4th June 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 203 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (73.3 ± 2.4) km
Albedo 0.045 ± 0.003
Rotation period 13.6 h
Absolute brightness 9.65 likes
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery June 21, 1906
Another name 1906 UN, 1934 NF 1 , 1940 RB 1
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(601) Nerthus is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 June 1906 by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the Nordic goddess Nerthus .

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