(783) Nora

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Asteroid
(783) Nora
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,343  AU
eccentricity 0.2284
Perihelion - aphelion 1.808 AU - 2.879 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.33 °
Length of the ascending node 142.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 154.3 °
Sidereal period 3 a 215 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 40 km
Albedo 0.06
Absolute brightness 10.6 mag
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery March 18, 1914
Another name 1914 UL, A911 QG
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(783) Nora is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 18, 1914 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .

The asteroid is named after the title character from Henrik Ibsen's drama Nora or a Doll's House .

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