(307) Nike
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Asteroid (307) Nike |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.91 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.501 AU - 3.319 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 101 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 324.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 9, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 352 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 54.96 ± 3.3 km |
| Albedo | 0.0524 |
| Rotation period | 7 h 54 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.12 mag |
| Spectral class | CX |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Charlois |
| Date of discovery | March 5, 1891 |
| 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. | |
(307) Nike is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice on March 5, 1891 .
The heavenly body was named after Nike , the goddess of victory from Greek mythology . The city of Nice is also named after Nike.
Nike moves at a distance of 2.5076 ( perihelion ) to 3.3123 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.9640 years around the sun . The orbit is 6.1131 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1328.
Nike has a diameter of 55 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.052. It rotates around its own axis in around 7 hours and 54 minutes.