242 Kriemhild
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | September 22, 1884 |
Alternate designations B |
n/a |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.122 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 428.278 Gm (2.863 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 376.234 Gm (2.515 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 480.322 Gm (3.211 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 1769.259 d (4.84 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 17.6 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 11.318° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
207.373° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
276.498° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 219.782° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | 38.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Density | unknown |
Surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | 4.543 h |
Spectral class | unknown |
Absolute magnitude | 9.2 |
Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
242 Kriemhild is a typical Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 22, 1884 in Vienna and was named after Kriemhild, a mythological Germanic princess.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Minor Planet Lightcurve Parameters
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