601 Nerthus

Summary

601 Nerthus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 601 Nerthus is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 601 Nerthus's image is recorded as 601Nerthus (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 601 Nerthus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 601 Nerthus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[6].
• Nerthus is named after 601 Nerthus^[7].
• 601 Nerthus's follows is recorded as Q114661^[8].
• 601 Nerthus's followed by is recorded as Q155798^[9].
• 601 Nerthus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 601 Nerthus's Commons category is recorded as 601 Nerthus^[11].
• 601 Nerthus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 601 Nerthus's provisional designation is recorded as 1906 UN^[13].
• 601 Nerthus's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 NF1^[14].
• 601 Nerthus's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 RB1^[15].
• 601 Nerthus's provisional designation is recorded as A906 MC^[16].
• 601 Nerthus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1906-06-21T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 601 Nerthus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08ly8c^[18].
• 601 Nerthus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000601^[19].
• 601 Nerthus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[20].
• 601 Nerthus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[21].
• 601 Nerthus's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 601 Nerthus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1070256907771483'}^[23].
• 601 Nerthus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.67'}^[24].
• 601 Nerthus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.085'}^[25].
• 601 Nerthus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.15169878359332'}^[26].
• 601 Nerthus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2028.491273185098'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

601 Nerthus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Nerthus is named after 601 Nerthus^[7].

Why It Matters

601 Nerthus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]