(77) Frigga

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Asteroid
(77) Frigga
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.67  AU
eccentricity 0.132
Perihelion - aphelion 2.316 AU - 3.024 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.4 °
Length of the ascending node 1.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 60.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 5, 2011
Sidereal period 4 a 132 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (69 ± 2) km
Albedo 0.14
Rotation period 9.0 h
Absolute brightness 8.5 likes
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery November 12, 1862
Another name 1936 SP
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.

(77) Frigga is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12 November 1862 by the German astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Frigg , a Norse goddess and consort of Odin .

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