703 Noëmi
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery site | Vienna |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1910 |
| Designations | |
| 1910 KT | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.474 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.876 AU |
| 2.175 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| 3.209 a | |
| 195.314° | |
| Inclination | 2.456° |
| 213.898° | |
| 174.572° | |
703 Noëmi is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
Introduction
It is an asteroid discovered by Johann Palisa on October 3, 1910, with an estimated diameter of 13 km. It was named for Baroness Valentine Noémi von Rothschild (1886–1969) to celebrate her engagement to Baron Sigismund von Springer (1873–1927). Noémi von Rothschild's father, Baron Rothschild, had recently donated a stereocomparator to the Vienna Observatory.[1]
References
- ↑ Dictionary of minor planet names, By Lutz D. Schmadel, International Astronomical Union, page 68
