(1625) The NORC
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Asteroid (1625) The NORC |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.2016 AE |
| eccentricity | 0.2218 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4914 AU - 3.9119 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.555 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,729 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.65 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 45.75 km |
| Albedo | 0.048 |
| Absolute brightness | 10,281 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Arend |
| Date of discovery | September 1, 1953 |
| Another name | 1953 RB, 1929 CA, 1935 EN |
| 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. | |
(1625) The NORC is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 1 September 1953 by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from Naval Ordnance Research Calculator (NORC), a first generation vacuum tube computer developed by IBM for the US Navy .