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Discovery
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| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1968 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1831 |
| Named after | Seth Barnes Nicholson |
| Alternate name(s) | 1968 HC |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5259693 |
| Peri | 1.9518419 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1282161 |
| Orbital period | 1223.6356233 |
| Mean anomaly | 300.01614 |
| Inclination | 5.63817 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 72.69548 |
| Argument of peri | 183.64045 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
1831 Nicholson (provisional designation 1968 HC) is a main belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1968 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald. It is named after the astronomer Seth B. Nicholson.
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