(76) Freia
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Asteroid (76) Freia |
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| 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.