123 Brunhild

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123 Brunhild
Discovery
Discovered by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovery date July 31, 1872
Designations
Alternative names  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 452.102 Gm (3.022 AU)
Perihelion 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)
Average 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 S
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.