853 Nansenia is named after the Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen

It was discovered at the Simeis Observatory in the Crimea 1916-04-02 by S. Beljavskij. The observatory was destroyed under the second World War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen



Time: 02:31UT 2025-03-13 Exp. 3 x 65 sec.
Telescope 0.254m f/5.9 ST-10XME CCD 0.94"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.