14627 Emilkowalski

14627 Emilkowalski
Emilkowalski modeled from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byR. A. Kowalski
Discovery siteQuail Hollow Obs. (761)
Discovery date7 November 1998
Designations
(14627) Emilkowalski
Named after
Emil Kowalski
(discoverer's family)[2]
1998 VA
main-belt · (middle)
Emilkowalski[3]: 24 
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc62.93 yr (22,985 days)
Aphelion2.9885 AU
Perihelion2.2112 AU
2.5998 AU
Eccentricity0.1495
4.19 yr (1,531 days)
151.54°
0° 14m 6.36s / day
Inclination17.751°
41.443°
44.474°
Physical characteristics
6.98±2.55 km[4]
7.105±0.106 km[5][6]
7.84±2.33 km[7]
10.61 km (calculated)[8]
11.131±0.005 h[a]
11.131 h[9]
0.057 (assumed)[8]
0.09±0.10[7]
0.120±0.108[4]
0.201±0.017[5][6]
C[8] · DL[10] · S[3]
13.1[5] · 13.38 (R)[9] · 13.6[1][8] · 13.7[4] · 13.85[7] · 14.19±0.75[10]

14627 Emilkowalski (prov. designation: 1998 VA) is a stony asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1998, by American astronomer Richard Kowalski at the Quail Hollow Observatory (761) in Zephyrhills, Florida, United States.[11] The asteroid is the namesake of the recently formed Emilkowalski family of asteroids.[3] It was named after Emil Kowalski, mentor of the discoverer.[2]

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