(601) Nerthus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 June 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Nerthus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nerthus is 3.44 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 601 |
| Provisional designation | A906 MC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 75.5 km (#417 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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