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1709 Ukraina
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1709 Ukraina, provisional designation 1925 QA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 August 1925, by Soviet astronomer Grigory Shajn at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[10] It was named in honor of Ukraine.[2]
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![]() Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Ukraina | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | G. Shajn |
Discovery site | Simeiz Obs. |
Discovery date | 16 August 1925 |
Designations | |
(1709) Ukraina | |
Named after | Ukraine (former Soviet state)[2] |
1925 QA · 1936 QH | |
main-belt · (inner)[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 91.69 yr (33,488 days) |
Aphelion | 2.8870 AU |
Perihelion | 1.8702 AU |
2.3786 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2137 |
3.67 yr (1,340 days) | |
22.534° | |
0° 16m 7.32s / day | |
Inclination | 7.5550° |
300.07° | |
42.615° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 8.15 km (derived)[3] 9.444±1.398 km[4] 10.79±0.22 km[5] |
7.28 h[6] 7.300±0.003 h[7] 7.30517±0.00005 h[8] | |
0.123±0.006[5] 0.196±0.033[4] 0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
S[3][6][9] B–V = 0.990[1] | |
12.51[4] · 12.62±0.64[9] · 12.75[1][5] · 12.81[3][6] | |
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