Discovered by G. N. Neujmin Observation arc 99.69 yr (36412 d) Perihelion 2.0589 AU (308.01 Gm) Orbits Sun | Discovery date 25 January 1914 Aphelion 3.2691 AU (489.05 Gm) Discovered 25 January 1914 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Alternative names 1914 UB, A908 YB, A912 TE Similar 516 Amherstia, 441 Bathilde, Asteroid belt, 145 Adeona, 56 Melete | ||
779 Nina is a fairly large Main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered 1925 January 14 by Grigory Neujmin and named after his sister, the mathematician Nina Nikolaeva Neujmina (1877-1956).
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