(192) Nausicaa
Asteroid (192) Nausicaa |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.403 AU |
eccentricity | 0.246 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.811 AU - 2.995 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.8 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 343.3 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 30.2 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | August 9, 2015 |
Sidereal period | 3 a 265 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.9 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (98.776 ± 1.237) km |
Albedo | 0.327 |
Rotation period | 13.6 h |
Absolute brightness | 7.13 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | J. Palisa |
Date of discovery | February 17, 1879 |
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. |
(192) Nausicaa is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Johann Palisa on February 17, 1879 .
The heavenly bodies after was named Nausicaa , daughter of Phaiakians -Königs Alkinoos after the Greek mythology as a young girl Odysseus after his flight from the island of Calypso on the beach of Scheria found and led the castaways to their parents.
Nausicaa moves at a distance of 1.8 ( perihelion ) to 3.0 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.7 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 6.8 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.25.
Nausicaa has an average diameter of about 99 kilometers. It has a light, silicate-containing surface with an albedo of 0.33. It rotates around its own axis in around 13.6 hours.
Nausicaa may be accompanied by a natural satellite .