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Nysa

Nysa is a toponym and, in astronomy, the name of a large main-belt asteroid. The name derives from an ancient Greek toponym and has been used in various geographic and scientific contexts, including a Polish town, an ancient city in Asia Minor, and a celestial body.

Nysa, Poland, is a town in southwestern Poland. It serves as the seat of Nysa County in

Nyssa or Nysa in antiquity refers to an ancient city in Cappadocia, a historic region in present-day

44 Nysa is a large asteroid in the inner part of the asteroid belt. It was discovered

Opole
Voivodeship.
The
town
has
a
historical
center
with
architectural
heritage
and
functions
as
a
local
administrative
and
commercial
hub.
central
Turkey.
In
early
Christian
history,
Nyssa
was
known
as
the
see
of
Gregory
of
Nyssa,
a
prominent
4th-century
bishop
and
theologian.
The
site
is
associated
with
the
broader
classical
geography
of
the
region
and
figures
prominently
in
biblical
and
patristic
studies.
in
1857
by
C.
H.
F.
Peters
and
is
the
namesake
of
the
Nysa
family,
a
grouping
of
asteroids
with
related
orbital
characteristics.
The
object
is
a
standard
object
of
study
in
celestial
mechanics
and
asteroid
taxonomy.