(192) Nausikaa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 1879 by J. Palisa at Pola.
Where Nausikaa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nausikaa is 1.81 au from the Sun and 0.838 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 192 |
| Provisional designation | A879 DA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 98.8 km (#237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 6.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.817 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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