1625 The NORC

1625 The NORC, provisional designation 1953 RB, is a dark, carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 48 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 1 September 1953. The C-type asteroid's albedo lies between 0.02 and 0.07, according to the surveys carried out by Akari and WISE/NEOWISE. Correspondingly, the body's size estimate strongly varies between 45 kilometers (AKARI, albedo of 0.065) and 75 kilometer (NEOWISE, albedo of 0.023).

1625 The NORC

1625 The NORC, provisional designation 1953 RB, is a dark, carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 48 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 1 September 1953. The C-type asteroid's albedo lies between 0.02 and 0.07, according to the surveys carried out by Akari and WISE/NEOWISE. Correspondingly, the body's size estimate strongly varies between 45 kilometers (AKARI, albedo of 0.065) and 75 kilometer (NEOWISE, albedo of 0.023).