(699) Hela

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Asteroid
(699) Hela
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6138  AU
eccentricity 0.4079
Perihelion - aphelion 1.5477 AU - 3.6799 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.303 °
Sidereal period 4,226 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 11.72 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Joseph Helffrich
Date of discovery June 5, 1910
Another name 1910 KD
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(699) Hela is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on June 5, 1910 by the German astronomer Joseph Helffrich in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was probably named after the Norse goddess Hel .

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