76 Freia (frye'-a) is a very large main belt asteroid. It orbits in the outer part of the asteroid belt and is classified as a Cybele asteroid. Its composition is very primitive and it is extremely dark in color. In physics, an orbit is the path that an object makes, around another object, whilst under the influence of a source of centripetal force, such as gravity. ... The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. ... 65 Cybele (sib-a-lee) is one of the largest asteroids in the main belt. ... In geometry, the semi-major axis (also semimajor axis) a applies to ellipses and hyperbolas. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... The orbital period is the time it takes a planet (or another object) to make one full orbit. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... Diameter is an AAA (authentication, authorization and accounting) protocol for applications such as network access or IP mobility. ... km redirects here. ... In astronomy, a rotation period is the time an astronomical object takes to complete one revolution around its rotation axis. ... The hour (symbol: h) is a unit of time. ... In astronomy one method of classifying stars is through the analysis of their absorption spectra, by this method stars are assigned a spectral class. ... P-type asteroids have low albedo and a featureless reddish spectrum. ... In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance away from us (in the absence of interstellar extinction!). It allows the overall brightnesses of objects to be compared without regard to distance. ... Albedo is a ratio of scattered to incident electromagnetic radiation power, most commonly light. ... Heinrich Louis dArrest (July 13, 1822 – June 14, 1875) was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. ... Asteroid, minor planet, and planetoid are synonyms, and are used to indicate a diverse group of small celestial bodies that drift in the solar system in orbit around the Sun. ... 65 Cybele (sib-a-lee) is one of the largest asteroids in the main belt. ...

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. An astronomer or astrophysicist is a person whose area of interest is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Heinrich Louis dArrest (July 13, 1822 – June 14, 1875) was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Copenhagen (IPA: , rhyming with pagan (the way the Danes themselves pronounce the name of the capital when saying it in English), or , with a as in spa; Danish IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city (metropolitan population 1,211,542 (2006)), at present made up... Freyja, in an illustration to Wagners operas by Arthur Rackham. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ...