(867) Kovacia
Asteroid (867) Kovacia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.0622 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1330 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6549 AU - 3.4695 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.984 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,359 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.02 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 24.04 km |
Albedo | 0.092 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11,322 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | J. Palisa |
Date of discovery | 1917 |
Another name | 1917 BS, 1942 XF, 1958, WA |
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(867) Kovacia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on June 20, 1917 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .
The asteroid is named after Friedrich Kovacs , a medic who treated the discoverer's wife.