(1073) Gellivara

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Asteroid
(1073) Gellivara
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1737  AU
eccentricity 0.1988
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5429 AU - 3.8045 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.614 °
Sidereal period 5,654 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.72 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 35.72 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.024
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.54 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer J. Palisa
Date of discovery September 14, 1923
Another name 1923 OW, 1929 UJ, 1932 EP
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1073) Gellivara is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 14, 1923 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .

The asteroid is named after Gällivare , a city in the Swedish part of Lapland . Astronomers of various nationalities gathered there on June 29, 1927 to observe a total solar eclipse .

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