(972) Cohnia

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Asteroid
(972) Cohnia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0608  AU
eccentricity 0.2317
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3517 AU - 3.7698 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.36 °
Sidereal period 5,355 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.02 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 75.66 km
Albedo 0.049
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 9,547 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1922
Another name 1922 LK, 1926 XC, A906 BB
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(972) Cohnia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 January 1922 by German astronomer Max Wolf was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Fritz Cohn , a German astronomer .

See also