(811) Nauheima Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1915 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Nauheima is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nauheima is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number811
Provisional designationA915 RT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.1 km (#2,862 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.357
Rotation period4.00 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.8
Orbital period4.94 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0719
Inclination3.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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