192 Nausikaa
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.402 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 1.808 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.997 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Inclination | 6.83° |
| Eccentricity | 0.247 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 103.3 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 13.622 hours |
| Spectral class 5 (http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT) | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.13 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.233 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. Palisa, 1879 |
192 Nausikaa is a large main belt asteroid. It is a mixture of silicates and metallic iron-nickel.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 17, 1879. The name derives from Nausicaa, a princess in Homer's Odyssey.
Based on the lightcurve data obtained from Nausikaa, a possible satellite was reported in 1985. However, it has not been confirmed [1] (http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/asteroidmoonsq.html).
A shape model of Nausikaa has been constructed, also based on the lightcurve data. It indicates a roughly-cut, but not very elongated body [2] (http://www.astro.helsinki.fi/~kaselain/asteroids.html).
In 1998 an occultation of a star by the asteroid was observed from the United States.
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