76 Freia
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt (Cybele) |
| Semimajor axis | 3.415 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.856 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.974 AU |
| Orbital period | 6.31 years |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 183.7 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 9.972 hours |
| Spectral class | CP |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.90 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.036 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | H. d'Arrest, 1862 |
76 Freia (frye'-a) is a very large main belt asteroid. It orbits in the outer part of the asteroid belt and is classified as a Cybele asteroid. Its composition is very primitive and it is extremely dark in color.
Freia was discovered by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on October 21, 1862 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was his first and only asteroid discovery. It is named after the goddess Freya in Norse mythology.
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