(867) Kovacia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 1917 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Kovacia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kovacia is 3.44 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 867 |
| Provisional designation | A917 DH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.1 km (#1,760 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Rotation period | 8.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 February 1917
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- (178) Belisana
- (182) Elsa
- (183) Istria
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