(2857) NOT

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Asteroid
(2857) NOT
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3996  AU
eccentricity 0.0966
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1678 AU - 2.6314 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.736 °
Sidereal period 3.717 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.23 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 9 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
Spectral class T
history
Explorer Liisi Oterma
Date of discovery February 17, 1942
Another name 1942 DA, 1957 DG, 1976 KO 1
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.

(2857) NOT is a asteroid of the main belt , which on 17 February 1942 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is an abbreviation for the Nordic Optical Telescope .

See also