(57658) Nilrem

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Asteroid
(57658) Nilrem
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,614  AU
eccentricity 0.031
Perihelion - aphelion 2.533 AU - 2.696 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.6 °
Sidereal period 4.23 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 15.1 mag
history
Explorer M. Ory
Date of discovery October 17, 2001
Another name 2001 UJ1
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.

(57658) Nilrem is an asteroid discovered by Michel Ory on October 17, 2001. It was named on March 6, 2004 after the French astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin ; his surname was written backwards.

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