(44) Nysa
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(44 ) Nysa is one of the main asteroid belt asteroid, which was discovered on 27 May 1857 by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt. It was named after a place in Greek mythology.
Nysa has a diameter of 71 km and a disk-like shape. It has a very bright, yellowish surface with an exceptionally high albedo of 0.545. Spectroscopic studies revealed that the surface is composed of the mineral enstatite.
Fragments of Nysa, who were thrown in a collision in space and eventually came to the earth, possibly the group of meteorites on the type of Aubrite form ( from the class of achondrites ).
In 6 hours and 25 minutes Nysa rotates about its own axis; by their strange shape Nysa shows a distinct light curve, as it had been found only in a small planet from its discovery.