(601) Nerthus
Asteroid (601) Nerthus |
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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 .