(868) Lova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Lova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lova is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 868 |
| Provisional designation | A917 HB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 50.7 km (#735 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 41.1 hours |
| Spectral type | C: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 5.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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