601 Nerthus

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox planet

| minorplanet= yes

| background= #D6D6D6

| name= 601 Nerthus

| image= 601Nerthus (Lightcurve Inversion).png

| image_scale =

| caption= A three-dimensional model of 601 Nerthus based on its light curve

| mpc_name= (601) Nerthus

| pronounced={{IPAc-en|'|n|ɜːr|θ|ə|s}}

| alt_names= 1906 UN

| discoverer= Max Wolf

| discovered= 21 June 1906

| discovery_site= Heidelberg

| epoch= 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)

| eccentricity= 0.10303

| semimajor= {{Convert|3.1344|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| perihelion= {{Convert|2.8114|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| aphelion= {{Convert|3.4573|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| period= 5.55 yr (2026.9 d)

| inclination= 16.146°

| asc_node= 169.575°

| arg_peri= 159.811°

| mean_anomaly= 265.379°

| mean_motion= {{Deg2DMS|0.17761|sup=ms}} / day

| orbit_ref= {{Cite web |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=601;cad=1 |title=601 Nerthus (1906 UN) |work=JPL Small-Body Database |publisher=NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory |access-date=5 May 2016}}

| observation_arc= 109.82 yr (40111 d)

| uncertainty= 0

| abs_magnitude= 9.65

| rotation= {{Convert|13.59|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| albedo= {{val|0.0454|0.003}}

| mean_radius= {{val|36.66|1.2}} km

}}

601 Nerthus is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. See mythology of Nerthus.

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