(1625) The NORC Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1953 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where The NORC is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: The NORC is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1625 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 53.3 km (#680 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0230 |
| Rotation period | 14.0 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 September 1953
More named asteroids discovered by S. J. Arend
- (1127) Mimi
- (1171) Rusthawelia
- (1262) Sniadeckia
- (1263) Varsavia
- (1281) Jeanne
- (1286) Banachiewicza
- (1287) Lorcia
- (1313) Berna
- (1314) Paula
- (1315) Bronislawa
- (1348) Michel
- (1352) Wawel
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