867 Kovacia
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A three-dimensional model of 867 Kovacia based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery date | February 25, 1917 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Friedrich Kovacs |
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1917 BS, 1942 XF 1958 WA | |
| Main belt (Hygiea family) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 18 August 2005 (JD 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 519.0 Gm (3.469 AU) |
| Perihelion | 397.0 Gm (2.654 AU) |
| 458.1 Gm (3.062 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| 1957 d (5.36 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.95 km/s |
| 200.210° | |
| Inclination | 5.984° |
| 49.610° | |
| 71.605° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 24 km |
| Mass | ~1.0×1016 kg (estimate) |
Mean density | ~1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[2] |
| ~0.0047 m/s² (estimate) | |
| ~0.011 km/s (estimate) | |
| unknown | |
| Albedo | 0.0923 [1] |
| Temperature |
~159 K max: 242K (-31° C) |
Spectral type | B-type asteroid[3] |
| 11.30 | |
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867 Kovacia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
References
- G. A. Krasinsky et al. Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt, Icarus, Vol. 158, p. 98 (2002).
- 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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