(559) Nanon

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Asteroid
(559) Nanon
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.711  AU
eccentricity 0.067
Perihelion - aphelion 2.53 AU - 2.892 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.3 °
Length of the ascending node 112.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 130.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 20, 2008
Sidereal period 4 a 169 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 79.82 km
Albedo 0.0500
Rotation period 10 h 4 min
Absolute brightness 9.36 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery March 8, 1905
Another name 1905 QD, 1925 VH, 1971 YL
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(559) Nanon is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 March 1905 by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid was based on the operetta Nanon by Richard Genée named.

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