(779) Nina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1914 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
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Where Nina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nina is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 779 |
| Provisional designation | A914 BH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 80.6 km (#375 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 January 1914
More named asteroids discovered by G. N. Neujmin
- (748) Simeisa
- (751) Faina
- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
- (762) Pulcova
- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (780) Armenia
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
- (791) Ani
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