(601) Nerthus
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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 |
| 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. | |
(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 .