307 Nike
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | March 5, 1891 |
Alternate designations B |
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Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.138 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 435.317 Gm (2.91 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 375.137 Gm (2.508 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 495.498 Gm (3.312 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 1813.055 d (4.96 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 17.46 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 6.113° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
101.263° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
322.818° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 58.383° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | 55.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Density | unknown |
Surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | unknown |
Spectral class | unknown |
Absolute magnitude | 10.12 |
Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
307 Nike is a sizeable Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 5, 1891 in Nice.
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Previous minor planet | 307 Nike | Next minor planet |
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