(123) Brunhild
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.