Nerthus (minor planet designation: 601 Nerthus) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. See mythology of Nerthus.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 21 June 1906 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (601) Nerthus |
Pronunciation | /ˈnɜːrθəs/ |
Alternative designations | 1906 UN |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.82 yr (40111 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4573 AU (517.20 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.8114 AU (420.58 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.1344 AU (468.90 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.10303 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.55 yr (2026.9 d) |
Mean anomaly | 265.379° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 39.396s / day |
Inclination | 16.146° |
Longitude of ascending node | 169.575° |
Argument of perihelion | 159.811° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 36.66±1.2 km |
Synodic rotation period | 13.59 h (0.566 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0454±0.003 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.65 |
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