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Asteroid 76 Freia


Named after Freya (Freyja) a goddess of love, sex, war, beauty, prophecies and attraction in Norse mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid
FamilyCybele asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis3,4168 AU
Period [Julian yrs]6,316 Julian years
Inclination2,116 °
Eccentricity0,1632
Lon. of ascending node204,535 °
Argument of perihelion254,184 °
Passage of perihelion2008-Jan-24.768997
Aphelion distance3,9745 AU
Mean anomaly252,357 °

Physical Data
Radius91,83 km
Rotation period9,972 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,9
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,704
Geometric albedo0,0362
Spectral classX

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHeinrich d'Arrest
Discovered1862-10-21

Data File
Data File Name76_Freia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00