(875) nymph
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Asteroid (875) nymph |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Maria family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5524 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1508 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1675 AU - 2.9373 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.586 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,078 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.64 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 13.78 km |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Rotation period | 12.638 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.203 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | 1917 |
| Another name | 1917 CF, 1926 RL, 1971 UK 4 |
| 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. | |
(875) Nymph is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 19, 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The name is derived from the mythological Greek creatures, the nymphs .