307 Nike

307 Nike
	Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery site	Nice
Discovery date	5 March 1891
Designations
MPC designation	(307) Nike
Pronunciation	/ˈnaɪkiː/
Named after	Nike
Alternative designations	A891 EB; 1957 LM
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	125.12 yr (45699 d)
Aphelion	3.3226 AU (497.05 Gm)
Perihelion	2.4899 AU (372.48 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.9063 AU (434.78 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14327
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.95 yr (1809.7 d)
Mean anomaly	170.550°
Mean motion	0° 11m 56.148s / day
Inclination	6.1260°
Longitude of ascending node	100.966°
Argument of perihelion	324.764°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	54.96±3.3 km
Synodic rotation period	7.902 h (0.3293 d); 7.902 ± 0.005 h
Geometric albedo	0.0524±0.007
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.12

Last updated February 10, 2024

Nike (minor planet designation: 307 Nike) is a sizeable asteroid of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 5 March 1891 while working at the Nice Observatory. Charlois named it after the Greek goddess of victory, as well as the Greek name for the city where it was discovered.^[4] Measurement of the light curve of this asteroid in 2000 indicates a rotation period of 7.902 ± 0.005 hours.^[3]

On 2 December 1972, Pioneer 10 made one of its nearest passages of an asteroid when it passed 307 Nike at a distance of about 8.8 million kilometers (0.059 AU) during the spacecraft's pioneering trip through the asteroid belt. No data was collected.^[5]

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References

↑ "Nike". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.
1 2 "307 Nike". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
1 2 Lazar, S.; Lazar III, P.; Cooney, W.; Wefel, K. (June 2001). "Lightcurves and Rotation Periods for Minor Planets (305) Gordonia (307) Nike, (337) Devosa, and (352) Gisela". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 28: 32–34. Bibcode:2001MPBu...28...32L.
↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Physics and astronomy online library. Vol. 1 (5th ed.). Springer. p. 41. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
↑ Fimmel, Richard O.; van Allen, James; Burgess, Eric (1980). Pioneer: first to Jupiter, Saturn, and beyond. Washington D.C., USA: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Office.

External links

307 Nike at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
307 Nike at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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[1] "Nike". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.

[jpldata-2] 1 2 "307 Nike". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[mpb28-32-3] 1 2 Lazar, S.; Lazar III, P.; Cooney, W.; Wefel, K. (June 2001). "Lightcurves and Rotation Periods for Minor Planets (305) Gordonia (307) Nike, (337) Devosa, and (352) Gisela". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 28: 32–34. Bibcode:2001MPBu...28...32L.

[schmadel2003-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Physics and astronomy online library. Vol. 1 (5th ed.). Springer. p. 41. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

[fimmell-1980-5] Fimmel, Richard O.; van Allen, James; Burgess, Eric (1980). Pioneer: first to Jupiter, Saturn, and beyond. Washington D.C., USA: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Office.

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