(77) Frigga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1862 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Frigga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frigga is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 77 |
| Provisional designation | A862 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 61.4 km (#568 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Rotation period | 9.00 hours |
| Spectral type | MU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by C. H. F. Peters
- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
- (116) Sirona
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