9069 Hovland
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9069 Hovland, provisional designation 1993 OV, is a stony binary[lower-alpha 1] Hungaria asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter.
Quick Facts Discovery, Discovered by ...
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 16 July 1993 |
Designations | |
(9069) Hovland | |
Named after | Larry E. Hovland (JPL engineer)[2] |
1993 OV · 1991 XF5 | |
main-belt · Hungaria [3][4] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 25.51 yr (9,319 days) |
Aphelion | 2.1397 AU |
Perihelion | 1.6865 AU |
1.9131 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1185 |
2.65 yr (966 days) | |
287.14° | |
0° 22m 21s / day | |
Inclination | 19.574° |
247.91° | |
171.12° | |
Known satellites | 1 [5][lower-alpha 1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 2.9±0.4 km[6] 3.51 km (calculated)[4] |
4.2158±0.0001 h[7] 4.217 h[6] 4.2173±0.0001 h[8] 4.2174±0.0007 h[9] | |
0.3 (assumed)[4] 0.373±0.089[6] | |
E [4] | |
14.2[1][4] · 14.40±0.03[6] | |
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It was discovered on 16 July 1993, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States, and later named for American JPL engineer Larry Hovland.[2][3]