949_Hel

949 Hel (prov. designation: A921 EM or 1921 JK) is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 63 kilometers (39 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 11 March 1921. The transitional X-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.2 hours. It was named in memory of the discoverer, after the Norse goddess of the dead, Hel.

949_Hel

949 Hel (prov. designation: A921 EM or 1921 JK) is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 63 kilometers (39 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 11 March 1921. The transitional X-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.2 hours. It was named in memory of the discoverer, after the Norse goddess of the dead, Hel.