Discovered 1872 July 31 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Named for a character of the Nibelungenlied, the Volsung Cycle, and the Thidrek Saga. Brunhild was a queen in German legend, won by Siegfried for Gunther. Brunhild was the daughter of Odin {or Wodan, see planets (3989) and (2155), respectively} and Erda {see planet (894)}, tha eldest of the Valkyries. (H 16; I. van Houten-Groeneveld)
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(2003). (123) Brunhild. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_124
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