(1185) Nikko

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Asteroid
(1185) Nikko
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2382  AU
eccentricity 0.1051
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0029 AU - 2.4734 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.699 °
Sidereal period 3,348 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.91 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13 km
Rotation period 3.790 h
Absolute brightness 11.8 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Okuro Oikawa
Date of discovery November 17, 1927
Another name 1927 WC, 1930 SE 1 , 1930 SG 1
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(1185) Nikko is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17th November 1927 by Japanese astronomers Okuro Oikawa in Tokyo was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Japanese city of Nikko .

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