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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1884 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Kriemhild |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 480.322 Gm (3.211 AU) |
| Perihelion | 376.234 Gm (2.515 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 428.278 Gm (2.863 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Orbital period | 1769.259 d (4.84 a) |
| Mean anomaly | 219.782° |
| Inclination | 11.318° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 207.373° |
| Argument of perihelion | 276.498° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 38.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 4.543 h |
| Albedo | 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, by Moriz von Kuffner, a Viennese industrialist and sponsor of astronomy.
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