(2025) Nortia

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Asteroid
(2025) Nortia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1709  AU
eccentricity 0.1027
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8452 AU - 3.4966 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.043 °
Sidereal period 5,647 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.73 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 40.23 km
Albedo 0.0689
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10,745 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Joseph Churms
Date of discovery June 6, 1953
Another name 1953 LG, 1935 EQ, 1937 RR
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.

(2025) Nortia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 6. June 1953 by the South African astronomer Joseph Churms in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of Nortia , the Etruscan goddess of destiny.

See also