853 Nansenia

853 Nansenia

Name
Name	Nansenia
Designation	1916 S28
Discovery
Discoverer	S. Beljavskij
Discovery date	April 2, 1916
Discovery site	Simeis
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e)	0.106
Semimajor axis (a)	2.312 AU
Perihelion (q)	2.067 AU
Aphelion (Q)	2.558 AU
Orbital period (P)	3.517 a
Inclination (i)	9.216°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω)	183.038°
Argument of Perihelion (ω)	59.512°
Mean anomaly (M)	115.981°

853 Nansenia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after the Norwegian polar explorer Fritjof Nansen.^[1]

References

1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel. Dictionary of minor planet names, Volume 1, Springer, 2003. pg.78

External links

• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets