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**77 Frigga**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.668 AU
Perihelion distance	2.315 AU
Aphelion distance	3.021 AU
Orbital period	4.36 years
Inclination	2.43�
Eccentricity	0.132
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	69.2 km
Rotation period ^{3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/)}	9.012 hours
Spectral class	M?
Abs. magnitude	8.52
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.144
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	C. H. F. Peters, 1862

77 Frigga is a quite large, possibly metallic main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on November 12, 1862. It is named after Frigg, the Norse goddess.

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	77 Frigga is a quite large, possibly metallic main belt asteroid.
	It is named after Frigg, the Norse goddess.

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