853 Nansenia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after the Norwegian polar explorer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen.[2]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | S. Beljavskij |
Discovery site | Simeis |
Discovery date | 2 April 1916 |
Designations | |
(853) Nansenia | |
1916 S28 | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 95.45 yr (34863 d) |
Aphelion | 2.5565 AU (382.45 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.0686 AU (309.46 Gm) |
2.3125 AU (345.95 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.10550 |
3.52 yr (1284.5 d) | |
156.829° | |
0° 16m 48.972s / day | |
Inclination | 9.2173° |
182.864° | |
59.947° | |
Physical characteristics | |
13.50±0.4 km | |
7.931 h (0.3305 d) | |
0.0511±0.003 | |
11.67 | |
References
edit- ^ "853 Nansenia (1916 S28)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Vol. 1. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 78. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
edit- 853 Nansenia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 853 Nansenia at the JPL Small-Body Database