(1831) Nicholson
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Asteroid (1831) Nicholson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.239 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.952 AU - 2.526 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.638 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.35 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | April 17, 1968 |
| Another name | 1968 HC, 1948 GF, 1955 ML |
| 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. | |
(1831) Nicholson is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on April 17, 1968 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern was made, discovered.
The asteroid is named after the American astronomer Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891–1963).