(242) Kriemhild
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Asteroid (242) Kriemhild |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,862 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.522 AU - 3.202 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 207 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 279.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 6, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 308 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 38.30 ± 2.1 km |
| Albedo | 0.2440 |
| Rotation period | 4 h 33 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.2 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | September 22, 1884 |
| 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. | |
(242) Kriemhild is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 22, 1884 .
The heavenly body was named after Kriemhild , the wife of Siegfried from the Nibelungen saga .
Kriemhild moves at a distance of 2.5150 ( perihelion ) to 3.2108 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.8441 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 11.3183 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1215.
Kriemhild has a diameter of approximately 38 kilometers. It has a relatively light surface with an albedo of around 0.159.