(853) Nansenia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1916 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
Where Nansenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nansenia is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 853 |
| Provisional designation | A916 GN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 27.6 km (#1,509 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 7.93 hours |
| Spectral type | XD |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 9.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 April 1916
More named asteroids discovered by S. Beljavskij
- (749) Malzovia
- (812) Adele
- (849) Ara
- (850) Altona
- (851) Zeissia
- (852) Wladilena
- (854) Frostia
- (855) Newcombia
- (856) Backlunda
- (857) Glasenappia
- (885) Ulrike
- (969) Leocadia
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