(868) Lova

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Asteroid
(868) Lova
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7048  AU
eccentricity 0.1478
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3051 AU - 3.1044 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.826 °
Sidereal period 4,448 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.11 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 52.48 km
Albedo 0.052
Rotation period 41.330 h
Absolute brightness 10.05 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1917
Another name 1917 BU, 1925 FB, 1957 EO
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(868) Lova is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 26 in 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.

The origin of the name is not known.

See also