77 Frigga

77 Frigga
Discovery
Discovered byChristian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovery date12 November 1862
Designations
Pronunciation/ˈfrɪɡə/
Named after
Frigg
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 9 June 2026 (JD 2461200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Aphelion3.0236 AU
Perihelion2.3118 AU
2.6677 AU
Eccentricity0.1334
1591.49 d (4.3573 yr)
18.15 km/s
152.085°
Inclination2.4211°
1.0472°
61.1332°
TJupiter3.368
Physical characteristics
Dimensions60.0 × 74.0 km
61.390 ± 0.177 km
Mass(4.16 ± 2.30/1)×1017 kg
(3.15±0.75)×1017 kg
Mean density
3.434 ± 1.901/0.827 g/cm3
2.60 g/cm3
Equatorial surface gravity
70.8338 m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity
0.0301 km/s
9.0032 hr
0.177 ± 0.025
0.144
M
8.65

77 Frigga is a large, M-type, possibly metallic main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on 12 November 1862. The object is named after Frigg, the Norse goddess. The asteroid is orbiting the Sun with a period of 4.36 years and completes a rotation on its axis every nine hours.

Frigga has been studied by radar. The spectra of this asteroid displays a feature at a wavelength of 3 μm, indicating the presence of hydrated minerals on the surface. The near infrared spectrum is reddish and shows no spectral absorption features. Potential analogs of this spectrum include enstatite chondrites and nickel-iron meteorites.

A three-chord occultation plot of the asteroid 77 Frigga, observed 2018 April 11th from eastern Australia.

Since 1999 there have been four stellar occultations by the asteroid. The first three were single chord observations, and the fourth was a 3-chord observation, and a miss. The best fit ellipse measures 60.0 × 74.0 kilometres at PA −14 degrees.

Notes

  1. ↑ Calculated from its standard gravitational parameter GM = 0.021±0.005 km3/s2.

References

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  8. ↑ Gil-Hutton, R. (March 2007), "Polarimetry of M-type asteroids", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 464 (3): 1127−1132, Bibcode:2007A&A...464.1127G, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066348.
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