307 Nike
Synodic rotation period | 7.902 h (0.3293 d)[2] 7.902 ± 0.005 h[3] | |
| 0.0524±0.007 | ||
| C | ||
| 10.12 | ||
Nike (
minor planet designation: 307 Nike) is a sizeable asteroid of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 5 March 1891 while working at the Nice Observatory. Charlois named it after the Greek goddess of victory, as well as the Greek name for the city where it was discovered.[4] Measurement of the light curve of this asteroid in 2000 indicates a rotation period of 7.902 ± 0.005 hours.[3]
On 2 December 1972, AU) during the spacecraft's pioneering trip through the asteroid belt. No data was collected.[5]
References
- ^ "Nike". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b "307 Nike". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Bibcode:2001MPBu...28...32L.
- ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ^ Fimmel, Richard O.; van Allen, James; Burgess, Eric (1980). Pioneer: first to Jupiter, Saturn, and beyond. Washington D.C., USA: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Office.
External links
- 307 Nike at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 307 Nike at the JPL Small-Body Database
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