Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 21 June 1906 |
Designations | |
(601) Nerthus | |
Pronunciation | /ˈnɜːrθəs/ |
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) |
3.1344 AU (468.90 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.10303 |
5.55 yr (2026.9 d) | |
265.379° | |
0° 10m 39.396s / day | |
Inclination | 16.146° |
169.575° | |
159.811° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 36.66±1.2 km |
13.59 h (0.566 d) | |
0.0454±0.003 | |
9.65 | |
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