.png) A three-dimensional model of 242 Kriemhild based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 22 September 1884 |
| Designations | |
| (242) Kriemhild | |
| Pronunciation | German:[ˈkʁiːmhɪlt] |
Named after | Kriemhild |
| A884 SA | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 131.23 yr (47931 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.2036 AU (479.25 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.52045 AU (377.054 Gm) |
| 2.86202 AU (428.152 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11935 |
| 4.84yr (1768.5d) | |
Averageorbital speed | 17.6 km/s |
| 351.010° | |
| 0° 12m 12.823s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.351° |
| 206.940° | |
| 279.764° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 38.90±2.1 km |
| 4.5478 h (0.18949 d) | |
| 0.2440±0.029 | |
| 9.3 | |
242 Kriemhild is amain beltasteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomerJohann Palisa on 22 September 1884 inVienna[2] and was named afterKriemhild, amythologicalGermanic princess, byMoriz von Kuffner, a Viennese industrialist and sponsor of astronomy.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Oakley Observatory inTerre Haute, Indiana, during 2006 gave alight curve with a period of 4.558 ± 0.003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.02 inmagnitude.[3]
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