(1343) Nicole Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1935 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Nicole is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicole is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1343
Provisional designation1935 FC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.8 km (#1,793 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.136
Rotation period14.8 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.08
Orbital period4.12 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination6.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

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

Also discovered on 29 March 1935

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