2006 Polonskaya

2006 Polonskaya
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by N. S. Chernykh
Discovery date 22 September 1973
Designations
Alternate name(s)  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 415.038 Gm (2.774 AU)
Perihelion 280.622 Gm (1.876 AU)
Semi-major axis 347.830 Gm (2.325 AU)
Eccentricity 0.193
Orbital period 1294.973 d (3.55 a)
Average orbital speed 19.35 km/s
Mean anomaly 241.079°
Inclination 4.918°
Longitude of ascending node 1.107°
Dimensions 10 km
Mass ?×10? kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ? m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity ? km/s
Sidereal rotation
period
? d
Axial tilt
Pole ecliptic latitude ?
Pole ecliptic longitude ?
Geometric albedo 0.10
Temperature ~183 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.6

2006 Polonskoya is main belt asteroid. It was discovered on 22 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh and named after Elene Ivanovna Kazimirchak-Polonskaya, a Russian astronomer. Polonskaya's diameter is approximately 10 km.

In 2005, it was claimed that lightcurve observations indicate that Polonskaya has a small moon about 3 km in diameter. The moon's existence has not yet been confirmed.

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