(1807) Slovakia

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Asteroid
(1807) Slovakia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2257  AU
eccentricity 0.1784
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8286 AU - 2.6227 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.4880 °
Sidereal period 3.32 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.96 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 9 km
Rotation period 308.6 h
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Milan Antal
Date of discovery 20th August 1971
Another name 1971 QA, 1928 UE, 1948 UC, 1951 JA, 1951 QK, 1954 NA, 1960 GB, 1971 TM 1
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.

(1807) Slovakia is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on August 20, 1971 by the Slovak astronomer Milan Antal at the Skalnaté Pleso observatory ( IAU code 056) in Slovakia .

The asteroid is named after Slovakia, the explorer's homeland.

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