1709 Ukraina

1709 Ukraina
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Ukraina
Discovery[1]
Discovered byG. Shajn
Discovery siteSimeiz Obs.
Discovery date16 August 1925
Designations
(1709) Ukraina
Named after
Ukraine (former Soviet state)[2]
1925 QA · 1936 QH
main-belt · (inner)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc91.69 yr (33,488 days)
Aphelion2.8870 AU
Perihelion1.8702 AU
2.3786 AU
Eccentricity0.2137
3.67 yr (1,340 days)
22.534°
0° 16m 7.32s / day
Inclination7.5550°
300.07°
42.615°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions8.15 km (derived)[3]
9.444±1.398 km[4]
10.79±0.22 km[5]
7.28 h[6]
7.300±0.003 h[7]
7.30517±0.00005 h[8]
0.123±0.006[5]
0.196±0.033[4]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
S[3][6][9]
B–V = 0.990[1]
12.51[4] · 12.62±0.64[9] · 12.75[1][5] · 12.81[3][6]

1709 Ukraina, provisional designation 1925 QA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 August 1925, by Soviet astronomer Grigory Shajn at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[10] It was named in honor of Ukraine.[2]

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