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Asteria registry

Nyxara

After Nyx, the primordial night. One of the darkest surfaces in the collection.

Official designation: pending verificationRegistry name, not an IAU name

Procedural illustration — not a measured shape

Darker than charcoal, older than continents.

Indicative launch price

3.2 ETH

Planned for the launch sale.

Indicative only and not an offer. Currency, final price and fees are planned and subject to legal review.

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01Vital statistics

Measured in light and motion

Each figure is catalogued or derived from the orbit with standard formulas — period from Kepler's third law, brightness from size and albedo. Preview data until verification.

Orbits explainedSpectral classes

Diameter

01

18.6km

Mean width of the body, end to end.

≈ 177 football pitches laid end to end

Geometric albedo

02

0.05

How reflective the surface is, compared with an ideal white disc.

Within the typical C-type range (0.03–0.10)

Rotation period

03

9.8h

The length of its day — one full spin on its axis.

Spins ≈ 2.4 times in one Earth day

Absolute magnitude H

04

12.5

Intrinsic brightness, from size and albedo. Lower is brighter.

≈ 4,700× fainter than Ceres at the same distance

Orbital period

05

5.56yr

One lap around the Sun, from Kepler’s third law.

A year here lasts ≈ 2,032 Earth days

Perihelion · Aphelion

06

q2.73AU

Q3.55AU

Closest and farthest distance from the Sun. 1 AU is the Sun–Earth distance.

Sunlight is ≈ 1.7× stronger at perihelion than at aphelion

Mean orbital speed

07

16.8km/s

Average speed along the orbit (circular approximation).

Would cross Earth’s diameter in ≈ 12.6 minutes

Inclination

08

12.4°

Tilt of the orbit against the ecliptic, the plane of Earth’s orbit.

≈ 2.4× the tilt of the Moon’s orbit (5.1°)

02Orbit

Its path around the Sun

Drawn to scale with the Sun at one focus. The body moves by Kepler's equation — fast near the Sun, slow far from it — while the planets keep their true relative pace.

To scale · Kepler-correct motion

Side view

i = 12.4°

tilt to the ecliptic

  • Nyxara
  • Sun
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Main belt
r
3.52 AU
v
14.9 km/s
t
+0 yr
1 yr ≈
3.6 s

Live distance from the Sun (r) and orbital speed (v, from the vis-viva equation). It quickens near perihelion — Kepler’s second law.

Orbit class

Outer main belt

Beyond the 5:2 gap out to ≈3.3 AU.

Orbital elements
SymbolElementValue
aSemi-major axisAverage distance from the Sun3.14 AU
eEccentricity0 is a circle; closer to 1, more stretched0.13
iInclinationTilt to the ecliptic12.4°
qPeriheliona (1 − e)2.732 AU
QApheliona (1 + e)3.548 AU
POrbital periodP² = a³ (Kepler’s third law)5.56 yr
Orbit classDerived from q, Q, a and iOuter main belt
Preview values · orientation in the diagram is illustrative
03Story

The story of Nyxara

Reflecting barely five percent of the light that falls on it, Nyxara is a carbonaceous giant of the outer belt — primitive material that has changed little in four and a half billion years.

Registry note · ASR-0003

The name

Nyxara

After Nyx, the primordial night. One of the darkest surfaces in the collection.

An Asteria registry name. Official minor-planet names are approved by the IAU's Working Group Small Bodies Nomenclature and cannot be bought. Registry vs official names

Composition

C-typeCarbonaceous

Clay and silicate rock rich in carbon compounds; hydrated minerals.

The most common asteroids, dark as charcoal. Primitive bodies thought to preserve material close to the composition of the early Solar System.

Typical C-type albedoThis body
Spectral classes, explained
04Certificate

A certificate for the name

At launch, each registry entry is planned to come with a digital certificate. This live preview is built from this entry's data.

Registry name “Nyxara” and ID ASR-0003

Spectral class, 18.6 km diameter and Outer main belt orbit

An optional personal dedication line

A reference to the token that records it (planned)

Preview render — final design subject to change. A certificate records an Asteria registry name; it is not an IAU designation and does not convey ownership of the asteroid.
05Token metadata

The record, in plain JSON

This is the metadata a token for this entry would carry when minting opens. Nothing has been minted yet.

Schema v1.0.0ERC-721 · planned

name · description · image

Standard ERC-721 metadata fields that wallets and marketplaces already understand.

attributes

Traits such as spectral class, orbit class and tier, ready for filtering.

asteria

The full registry record: orbit, physical data, name meaning, data sources.

disclaimer

Stated in the token itself: a registry name, not an official one; no property right.

ipfs://<cid> is a placeholder: media is planned to be pinned to IPFS at mint.

Read the metadata schema
ASR-0003.json

{"name": "Nyxara (ASR-0003)","description": "Darker than charcoal, older than continents. Reflecting barely five percent of the light that falls on it, Nyxara is a carbonaceous giant of the outer belt — primitive material that has changed little in four and a half billion years. Registry name assigned by Asteria; not an IAU-recognised name. This token is a digital collectible and confers no ownership of any celestial body.","image": "ipfs://<cid>/ASR-0003.png","animation_url": "ipfs://<cid>/ASR-0003.mp4","external_url": "https://asteriaasteroids.xyz/explore/nyxara","attributes": [{"trait_type": "Spectral class","value": "C-type"},{"trait_type": "Orbit class","value": "Outer main belt"},{"trait_type": "Tier","value": "Sovereign"},{"trait_type": "Near-Earth object","value": "No"},{"trait_type": "Diameter (km)","value": 18.6,"display_type": "number"},{"trait_type": "Albedo","value": 0.05,"display_type": "number"},{"trait_type": "Rotation period (h)","value": 9.8,"display_type": "number"},{"trait_type": "Orbital period (yr)","value": 5.56,"display_type": "number"}],"asteria": {"schema_version": "1.0.0","registry_id": "ASR-0003","registry_name": "Nyxara","name_meaning": "After Nyx, the primordial night. One of the darkest surfaces in the collection.","official_designation": null,"spectral_class": "C","orbit": {"orbit_class": "Outer main belt","semi_major_axis_au": 3.14,"eccentricity": 0.13,"inclination_deg": 12.4,"perihelion_au": 2.732,"aphelion_au": 3.548,"period_years": 5.564},"physical": {"diameter_km": 18.6,"geometric_albedo": 0.05,"rotation_period_h": 9.8,"absolute_magnitude_h": 12.52},"data_sources": ["To be linked on verification: JPL Small-Body Database, Minor Planet Center"],"disclaimer": "Registry name only; not an official IAU designation. No property right in any celestial body is conveyed."}}
06Registry status

Where this entry stands today

An honest status line. Nothing on this page has been minted or sold — the marketplace is planned for Phase 3.

Hear when minting opens

No spam. One email when the marketplace opens.

  1. 01

    Catalogued

    Complete · preview

    Orbit, size, albedo and spectral class recorded in the preview catalogue. Period, brightness and orbit class are computed from them.

    Data & sources
  2. 02

    Verification

    Pending

    To be cross-checked against public small-body databases such as the JPL Small-Body Database and the Minor Planet Center. Official designation: pending verification.

  3. 03

    Registry entry

    Preview

    Registry ID ASR-0003 and the name “Nyxara” are held in the preview registry. The permanent on-chain registry is planned.

    Registry vs official names
  4. 04

    Token mint

    Planned

    One ERC-721 token per entry, carrying the metadata above. Chain, contracts and a third-party audit come first.

    Roadmap
  5. 05

    Named

    Planned

    The naming ceremony and its digital certificate open with the marketplace in Phase 3.

    How naming works