(2056) Nancy
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Asteroid (2056) Nancy |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.218 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.910 AU - 2.526 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.932 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 225.8 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 145.3 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 111 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | J. Helffrich |
| Date of discovery | October 15, 1909 |
| Another name | A909 TB , 1929 VQ, 1942 RA 1 , 1962 XE, 1972 VC 1 , 1974 HL 2 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(2056) Nancy is a major belt asteroid. It was discovered on October 15, 1909 by Joseph Helffrich at the State Observatory in Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( IAU code 024).
The asteroid was named after Nancy Lou Zissell Marsden, wife of the British astronomer Brian Marsden .
Nancy moves between 1,910 ( perihelion ) and 2,526 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in an elliptical orbit around the sun . The orbit is slightly inclined towards the ecliptic at 3 ° , 9 , the orbital eccentricity is 0.139.
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- (2056) Nancy in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (2056) Nancy in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2003, 5th edition, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 . Page 166 (English)