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Asteroid 44 Nysa


Named after the mythical land of Nysa in Greek mythology.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation1977 CE
ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid
FamilyNysa family

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2444333,5
Semi major axis2,4221 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,770 Julian years
Inclination3,706 °
Eccentricity0,1511
Lon. of ascending node131,772 °
Argument of perihelion342,250 °
Passage of perihelion1980-Sep-17.996101
Aphelion distance2,7881 AU
Mean anomaly316,337 °

Physical Data
Radius35,32 km
Rotation period6,422 days
Absolute magnitude (H)6,7056
Magnitude Slope (G)0,46
Color index (B-V)0,703
Geometric albedo0,5458
Spectral classXc

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHermann Goldschmidt
Discovered1857-05-27

Data File
Data File Name44_Nysa.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00