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9378 Nancy-Lorraine

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q600177

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
9377 Metz[5]
Followed by
9379 Dijon[6]
Absolute magnitude
+13.2, +13.34[18][19]
Albedo
+0.07[37]
Apoapsis
+3.541, +3.562303724619837[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+37.94388, +41.29510978155074[32][33]
Diameter
+12.038[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+153.05500, +152.9536305456263[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+341.61064, +36.46041361003354[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Nancy[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.13 (0.12–0.13, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+2.07370, +2.091818184219676[20][21]
Orbital period
+5.66, +2057.661724749737[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.8072768, +2.769785568955094[30][31]
Provisional designation
1981 NM, 1993 QF3, 1993 SN4, 1997 JP12[9][10][11][12]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1743770, +3.166044646787466[26][27]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Côte d'Azur Observatory, Caussols[2][3]
Time of discovery or invention
August 18, 1993[13]
Time of periapsis
+2460792.102229017[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nancy-Lorraine en 1993 QF3 en 9378 Nancy-Lorraine de (9378) Nancy-Lorraine fa سیارک ۹۳۷۸ ja 9378 ナンシー＝ロレーヌ ja ナンシー＝ロレーヌ ru 1981 NM ru 1993 QF3 ru 1993 SN4 ru 1997 JP12 ru (9378) 1993 QF3 ru Nancy-Lorraine uk 9378 Нансі-Лотарингія zh 小行星9378
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/043ntzw
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20009378
Minor Planet Center body ID
9378

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Site of astronomical discovery 2
Caussols, Côte d'Azur Observatory
Discoverer or inventor 1
Eric Walter Elst
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Nancy
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. 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.
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  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 2.0737 degree, 2.091818 degree
    Apoapsis → 3.541 astronomical unit, 3.562304 astronomical unit
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    Site of astronomical discovery → Côte d'Azur Observatory, Caussols
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