(51) Nemausa

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Asteroid
(51) Nemausa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2,365  AU
eccentricity 0.068
Perihelion - aphelion 2.205 AU - 2.525 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10 °
Length of the ascending node 176.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 28, 2011
Sidereal period 3 a 233 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 148 km
Albedo 0.0928
Rotation period 7 h 47 min
Absolute brightness 7.35 likes
Spectral class CU
history
Explorer Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent
Date of discovery January 22, 1858
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(51) Nemausa , an asteroid of the main belt , was on 22 January 1858 of a private observatory discovered in Nimes.

The name is derived from Nemausus , the Latin name for the French city of Nîmes .

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