843 Nicolaia

843 Nicolaia
Discovery [1]
Discovered by H. Thiele
Discovery site Bergedorf Obs.
Discovery date 30 September 1916
Designations
MPC designation (843) Nicolaia
1916 AN
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 98.61 yr (36018 d)
Aphelion 2.7576 AU (412.53 Gm)
Perihelion 1.8007 AU (269.38 Gm)
2.2792 AU (340.96 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20993
3.44 yr (1256.8 d)
31.275°
0° 17m 11.22s / day
Inclination 8.0014°
4.0938°
317.16°
Physical characteristics
13.8[1]

    843 Nicolaia is an asteroid of the main-belt discovered by H. Thiele on 30 September 1916. It was a lost asteroid for 65 years before being rediscovered by Astronomisches Rechen-Institut at Heidelberg in 1981.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 843 Nicolaia (1916 AN)" (2015-05-12 last obs). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    2. ↑ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112427258/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 Recovery of the Long Lost Minor Planet (843) Nicolaia after 65 Years (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg - Mitteilungen Serie B) L. D. Schmadel 1 *, L. Kohoutek 2 * Heidelberg Astronomisches Rechen-Institut


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