Discovery | |
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Discovered by | H. Thiele |
Discovery site | Bergedorf Obs. |
Discovery date | 30 September 1916 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (843) Nicolaia |
1916 AN | |
Orbital characteristics | |
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 | |
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.