843 Nicolaia

843 Nicolaia
Discovery
Discovered by H. Thiele
Discovery site Bergedorf
Discovery date September 30, 1916
Designations
1916 AN
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 2.755 AU
Perihelion 1.803 AU
2.279 AU
Eccentricity 0.209
3.441 a
326.026°
Inclination 7.994°
4.263°
316.681°

    843 Nicolaia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was a lost asteroid for 65 years before being rediscovered by Heidelberg Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in 1981.[1]

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    External links

    1. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112427258/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 Recovery of the Long Lost Minor Planet (843) Nicolaia after 65 Years (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg - Mitteilungen Serie B) L. D. Schmadel 1 *, L. Kohoutek 2 * Heidelberg Astronomisches Rechen-Institut