A three-dimensional model of 76 Freia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by
Heinrich d'Arrest
Discovery date
October 21, 1862
Designations
MPC designation
(76) Freia
Pronunciation
/ˈfreɪ.ə/[1]
Named after
Freyja
Minor planet category
Outer main belt[2] (Cybele)
Adjectives
Freian
Orbital characteristics
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion
594.715 Gm (3.975 AU)
Perihelion
427.898 Gm (2.860 AU)
Semi-major axis
511.306 Gm (3.418 AU)
Eccentricity
0.163
Orbital period (sidereal)
2307.979 d (6.32 a)
Average orbital speed
16.00 km/s
Mean anomaly
299.268°
Inclination
2.116°
Longitude of ascending node
204.535°
Argument of perihelion
254.070°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions
183.7±4 km[2]
Mass
(1.97 ± 4.20) × 1018 kg[3]
Mean density
0.79 ± 1.69[3] g/cm3
Equatorial surface gravity
0.0513 m/s2
Equatorial escape velocity
0.0971 km/s
Synodic rotation period
9.968240±0.000009 h[4]
Geometric albedo
0.036 [5]
Spectral type
CP
Absolute magnitude (H)
7.90
Freia (minor planet designation: 76 Freia) is a very large main-belt asteroid. It orbits in the outer part of the asteroid belt and is classified as a Cybele asteroid.[6] 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 Freyja in Norse mythology.
The sidereal orbital period of this asteroid is commensurable with that of Jupiter, which made it useful for ground-based mass estimates of the giant planet.[7] A shape model for the asteroid was published by Stephens and Warner (2008), based upon lightcurve data. This yielded a sidereal rotation period of 9.968240±0.000009 h. They found two possible solutions for the spin axis, with the preferred solution in ecliptic coordinates being (λ, β) = (139°±5°, 25°±5°).[4]
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