473 Nolli Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
473 Nolli
Discovery Ref: 
Discovered:13 February 1901
Mpc Name:(473) Nolli
Pronounced:pronounced as /de/
Orbit Ref: 
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty:0
Observation Arc:115.18 yr (42068 d)
Semimajor:2.6632AU
Perihelion:2.3809AU
Aphelion:2.9454abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.10599
Period:4.35 yr (1587.5 d)
Inclination:12.917°
Asc Node:332.24°
Arg Peri:152.30°
Dimensions:~ 13–28 km
Rotation:3.0785abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:11.7
Mean Motion: / day

473 Nolli is a rather small asteroid that may be in the Eunomia family. It was discovered by Max Wolf on February 13, 1901, but only observed for 1 month so it became a lost asteroid for many decades. It was recovered in 1987, 86 years after its discovery.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/04200/04292.html#Item1