123 Brunhild
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
| Discovery date: | July 31, 1872 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 452.102 Gm (3.022 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 353.956 Gm (2.366 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 403.029 Gm (2.694 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.122 |
| Orbital period: | 1615.156 d (4.42 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 18.08 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 38.416° |
| Inclination: | 6.428° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 307.954° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 124.933° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 48.0 km |
| Mass: | 1.2×1017 kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0134 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0254 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | ? |
| Temperature: | ~170 K |
| Spectral type: | ? |
| Absolute magnitude: | 8.89 |
123 Brunhild is a fairly typical stony S-type main belt asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on July 31, 1872 and named after Brünnehilde, a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
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