853 Nansenia

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853 Nansenia
Discovery
Discovered by S. Beljavskij
Discovery site Simeis
Discovery date2 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

    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]

    References

    1. "853 Nansenia (1916 S28)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    2. Lutz D. Schmadel (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Vol. 1. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 78. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.