(843) Nicolaia

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Asteroid
(843) Nicolaia
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
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(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.

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