Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery site | Vienna Obs. |
Discovery date | 25 February 1917 |
Designations | |
(867) Kovacia | |
Named after | Friedrich Kovacs (Austrian physician)[2] |
A917 DH · 1942 XF 1958 WA · 1917 BS | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 102.93 yr (37,594 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4574 AU |
Perihelion | 2.6751 AU |
3.0663 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1276 |
5.37 yr (1,961 d) | |
113.77° | |
0° 11m 0.96s / day | |
Inclination | 5.9738° |
46.820° | |
70.135° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean density | 1.4 g/cm3 (est.)[10] |
8.6772±0.0001 h[11] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | |
11.5[1][3] | |
867 Kovacia (prov. designation: A917 DH or 1917 BS) is an elongated, dark asteroid and member of the Hygiea family from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 25 February 1917, by astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory in Austria.[1] The carbonaceous C/B-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.7 hours and measures approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) in diameter. It was named after Austrian physician Friedrich Kovacs (1861–1931).[2]
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