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123 Brunhild

123 Brunhild
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.694 AU
Perihelion distance 2.365 AU
Aphelion distance 3.022 AU
Orbital period 4.42 years
Inclination 6.43°
Eccentricity 0.122
Physical characteristics
Diameter 1 48 km
Rotation period 10.04 hours
Spectral class 5 S
Abs. magnitude 1 8.89
Albedo 4 0.213
History 2
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1872

123 Brunhild is a fairly typical stony S-type main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on July 31, 1872 and named after Brünnehilde, a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.


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