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167 Urda

 

167 Urda

167 Urda is a Main belt asteroid. Its surface is bright in colour and it is composed of silicates and iron-nickel.

It is a member of the Koronis asteroid family.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 28, 1876 and named after Urd, one of the Norns in Norse mythology.

A stellar occultation by Urda was observed from Japan on July 23, 2001.


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