Asteroid 77 Frigga
In Norse mythology, Frigg or Frigga was said to be "foremost among the goddesses," the wife of Odin, queen of the Æsir, and goddess of the sky. One of the Ásynjur, she is a goddess of marriage, motherhood, fertility, love, household management, and domestic arts.
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| Classification | Main-belt Asteroid |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2453800,5 |
| Semi major axis | 2,6679 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 4,358 Julian years |
| Inclination | 2,433 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,1326 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 1,333 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 61,515 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 2007-Feb-28.224908 |
| Aphelion distance | 3,0218 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 278,753 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 34,63 km |
| Rotation period | 9,012 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8,52 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,16 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,746 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,144 |
| Spectral class | Xe |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
| Discovered | 1862-11-12 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 77_Frigga.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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