1185 Nikko
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | O. Oikawa |
| Discovery site | Tokyo Astronomical Obs. (389) |
| Discovery date | 17 November 1927 |
| Designations | |
| (1185) Nikko | |
Named after | Nikkō (Japanese city) |
| 1927 WC · 1930 SE1 1930 SG1 · 1930 SH1 | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 86.78 yr (31,697 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4744 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0006 AU |
| 2.2375 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1059 |
| 3.35 yr (1,222 days) | |
| 280.93° | |
| 0° 17m 40.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.7013° |
| 71.904° | |
| 1.9614° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.347±0.297 km 11.35 km (calculated) 12.56±0.83 km |
| 3.781±0.0326 3.78615±0.00005 h 3.788±0.0326 h 3.7889±0.0004 h 3.79±0.01 h 3.792±0.002 h | |
| 0.164±0.023 0.20 (assumed) 0.370±0.041 | |
| S (Tholen) · S (SMASS) S B–V = 0.923 U–B = 0.514 | |
| 11.674±0.002 (R) · 11.99±0.33 · 12.09 | |
1185 Nikko, provisional designation 1927 WC, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 November 1927 by Okuro Oikawa at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, Japan. The asteroid was named after the Japanese city of Nikkō.