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8128 Nicomachus

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q582548

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8127 Beuf[5]
Followed by
8129 Michaelbusch[6]
Absolute magnitude
+12.6, +12.72[17][18]
Albedo
+0.087[37]
Apoapsis
+3.467, +3.460099331133361[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+260.64336, +260.623522289624[32][33]
Diameter
+15.661[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Carlos Ulrrico Cesco, Arnold Richard Klemola[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+326.91980, +326.7772071886614[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+155.73545, +223.1796440869454[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Nicomachus[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.1 (0.1–0.11, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+4.12371, +4.123008947371011[19][20]
Orbital period
+5.53, +2026.369178156194[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.7913276, +2.807627956125193[30][31]
Provisional designation
1966 CU, 1966 DT, 1967 JP[9][10][11]
Rotation period
+4.67[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1290110, +3.133863643629277[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Leoncito Astronomical Complex[3]
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Time of discovery or invention
May 6, 1967[12]
Time of periapsis
+2461770.6348671294[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en (8128) Nicomachus en Nicomachus de 1967 JP fa ۸۱۲۸ نیکوماخوس fa سیارک 8128 fa سیارک ۸۱۲۸ fr (8128) Nicomaque ru 1966 CU ru 1966 DT ru (8128) 1967 JP uk 8128 Nicomachus uk 8128 Нікомачус zh 小行星8128
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7nml
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008128
Minor Planet Center body ID
8128

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.12371'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.123008947371011'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.467'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.460099331133361'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Carlos Ulrrico Cesco, Arnold Richard Klemola
    Site of astronomical discovery → Leoncito Astronomical Complex
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