Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.402 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2459
  • Inclination: 6.8 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 343.09 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 30.56 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 61.67 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 98.77600 km
  • Magnitude: 7.22
  • Albedo: 0.327
  • Spectral type (Tholen): S
  • Spectral type (SMASS): Sl

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2438360.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 13.62523
  • Spin latitude: -45.0
  • Spin longitude: -45.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: 3.5

This shape model of asteroid Nausikaa is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.