(14826) Nicollier

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Asteroid
(14826) Nicollier
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 3.0809  AU
eccentricity 0.2564
Perihelion - aphelion 2.291 AU - 3.871 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.324 °
Sidereal period 5.41 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.55 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery September 16, 1985
Another name 1985 SC 1
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(14826) Nicollier is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 September 1985 by the astronomer Paul Wild on zimmerwald observatory was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the first Swiss astronaut, Claude Nicollier .

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