867 Kovacia

867 Kovacia
	A three-dimensional model of 867 Kovacia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	J. Palisa
Discovery date	25 February 1917
Designations
MPC designation	(867) Kovacia
Named after	Friedrich Kovacs
Alternative designations	1917 BS, 1942 XF; 1958 WA
Minor planet category	Main belt (Hygiea family)
Orbital characteristics[1]
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	97.33 yr (35550 days)
Aphelion	3.4612 AU (517.79 Gm)
Perihelion	2.6720 AU (399.73 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.0666 AU (458.76 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.12868
Orbital period	5.37 yr (1961.5 d)
Mean anomaly	216.886°
Mean motion	0° 11m 0.708s / day
Inclination	5.9748°
Longitude of ascending node	46.829°
Argument of perihelion	70.019°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	12.02±1.1 km[1]; 12 km[2]
Mean density	~1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[3]
Rotation period	8.6772 h (0.36155 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0923,[2] 0.0923±0.019[1]
Spectral type	B-type asteroid[4]
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.4

867 Kovacia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

References

1 2 3 "867 Kovacia (1917 BS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
1 2 "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey". Archived from the original on 2006-06-23.
↑ G. A. Krasinsky; et al. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus. 158: 98. Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
↑ Mothé-Diniz, Thais; Martino, Mario Di; Bendjoya, Philippe; Doressoundiram, Alain; Migliorini, Fabbio (July 2001). "Rotationally Resolved Spectra of 10 Hygiea and a Spectroscopic Study of the Hygiea Family". Icarus. 152 (1): 117–126. Bibcode:2001Icar..152..117M. doi:10.1006/icar.2001.6618. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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