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Asteroid 123 Brunhild


Named after Brünnehilde, a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2454200,5
Semi major axis2,6939 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,422 Julian years
Inclination6,428 °
Eccentricity0,1217
Lon. of ascending node307,954 °
Argument of perihelion124,908 °
Passage of perihelion2006-Jul-11.554387
Aphelion distance3,0218 AU
Mean anomaly60,732 °

Physical Data
Radius23,99 km
Rotation period10,04 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,89
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,85
Geometric albedo0,2134
Spectral classS

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererChristian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovered1872-07-31

Data File
Data File Name123_Brunhild.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00