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- ↑ "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.
