(875) Nymphe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 May 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Nymphe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nymphe is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 875 |
| Provisional designation | A917 KG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.1 km (#3,376 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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