(307) Nike Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1891 by A. Charlois at Nice.
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Where Nike is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nike is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 307 |
| Provisional designation | A891 EB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 61.3 km (#569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 11.9 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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