242 Kriemhild

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242 Kriemhild
Discovery A
Discoverer Johann Palisa
Discovery date September 22, 1884
Alternate
designations
B
n/a
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
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
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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.

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