(242) Kriemhild

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(242 ) Kriemhild is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt, which was discovered on 22 September 1884 by Johann Palisa.

It was named after celestial bodies Kriemhild, wife of Siegfried from the Nibelungs.

Kriemhild moves at a distance of 2.5150 ( perihelion ) to 3.2108 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.8441 years of the sun. The orbit is inclined 11.3183 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.1215.

Kriemhild has a diameter of about 38 kilometers. It has a relatively bright surface with an albedo of about 0,159.

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