473 Nolli
Also known as (473) Nolli, Nolli
main-belt asteroid
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Jupiter and Venus from Earth
2026-06-07
It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) in 2012 was visible almost no matter where you lived on Earth. Anyone on our planet with a clear western horizon at sunset could see them. That year, a creative photographer traveled away from the town lights of Szubin, Poland to photograph a near closest approach of the two planets. The bright planets were then separated by only three degrees and his daughter struck a humorous pose. A faint red sunset still glowed in the background. Jupiter and Venus are together again this week after sunset, passing within a degree of each other about two days from today.
© Marek Nikodem (PPSAE) · via NASA APOD
Key facts
- Discovered by
- Max Wolf
- Discovery site
- Heidelberg Obs.
- Discovery date
- 13 February 1901
- Pronunciation
- German: [ ˈnɔliː ]
- Alternative designations
- 1901 GC, 1940 CD, 1940 CP, 1981 QR, 1986 PP 4
- Minor planet category
- Main belt Eunomia family
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Article
473 Nolli is a small asteroid that may be in the Eunomia family. It was discovered by Max Wolf on February 13, 1901, who only observed it for 1 month. It had become a lost asteroid and was recovered in 1987, 86 years after its discovery.
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