| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
| Discovery date | 8 March 1905 |
| Designations | |
| (559) Nanon | |
| Pronunciation | German:[ˈnaːnɔn] |
| 1905 QD | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.11 yr (40584 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8938 AU (432.91 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5311 AU (378.65 Gm) |
| 2.7124 AU (405.77 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.066852 |
| 4.47yr (1631.7d) | |
| 289.44° | |
| 0° 13m 14.268s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.3018° |
| 112.134° | |
| 128.450° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 39.91±1.35km | |
| 10.059 h (0.4191 d) | |
| 0.0500±0.004 | |
| 9.6 | |
559 Nanon is aminor planet orbiting theSun. At the time of its discovery,Max Wolf was habitually naming asteroids after operatic heroines, suggesting is it most likely named after the lead character ofNanon, an 1877 opera byRichard Genée.
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