(8525) Nielsabel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named in memory of the famous Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829). In 1824 he proved the impossibility of solving a general equation of the fifth degree by radicals. Through his friendship with the editor Crelle, who encouraged him in his work, he wrote his masterpiece Recherches sur les fonctions elliptiques (1827), from which he could prove that Jacobi's work on elliptic integrals were consequences of his own work. It is interesting to note that neither Gauss nor Cauchy showed interest in Abel's work.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nielsabel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nielsabel is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8525 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RZ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.29 km (#12,069 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1992
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- (7425) Lessing
- (7881) Schieferdecker
- (8291) Bingham
- (8524) Paoloruffini
- (9365) Chinesewilson
- (9610) Vischer
- (9611) Anouck
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- (10550) Malmo
- (11073) Cavell
- (11298) Gide