867 Kovacia

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867 Kovacia
Discovery A
Discoverer J. Palisa
Discovery date February 25, 1917
Alternate
designations
B
1817 BS, 1942 XF
1958 WA
Category Main belt (Hygiea family)
Orbital elements C
Epoch 18 August 2005 (JD 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.133
Semi-major axis (a) 458.1 Gm (3.062 AU)
Perihelion (q) 397.0 Gm (2.654 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 519.0 Gm (3.469 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1957 d (5.36 a)
Mean orbital speed 16.95 km/s
Inclination (i) 5.984°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
49.610°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
71.605°
Mean anomaly (M) 200.210°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 24 km[1]
Mass ~1.0×1016 kg (estimate)
Density ~1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[2]
Surface gravity ~0.0047 m/s² (estimate)
Escape velocity ~0.011 km/s (estimate)
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class B-type asteroid[3]
Absolute magnitude 11.30
Albedo (geometric) 0.0923 [1]
Mean surface
temperature
~159 K
max: 242K (-31° C)
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867 Kovacia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

[edit] References

  1. G. A. Krasinsky et al Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt, Icarus, Vol. 158, p. 98 (2002).
  2. T. Mothé-Diniz et al Rotationally Resolved Spectra of 10 Hygiea and a Spectroscopic Study of the Hygiea Family, Icarus, Vol. 152, p. 117 (2001).

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