(843) Nicolaia
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Asteroid (843) Nicolaia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2791 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2089 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8031 AU - 2.7552 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.994 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,441 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.73 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.8 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. Thiele |
| Date of discovery | September 30, 1916 |
| Another name | 1916 AN, 1978 RS 5 |
| 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. | |
(843) Nicolaia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 30, 1916 by the Danish astronomer Holger Thiele in Hamburg-Bergedorf .
The asteroid was named after the Danish astronomer and mathematician Thorvald Nicolai Thiele , the father of the discoverer.
See also
literature
- LD Schmadel and L. Kohoutek: Recovery of the Long Lost Minor Planet (843) Nicolaia after 65 Years. In: Astronomical News . Volume 303, No. 2, 1982, pp. 139-141, doi: 10.1002 / asna.2103030211