4868 Knushevia

Knushevia

Discovery
Discovered by	E. F. Helin
Discovery site	Palomar
Discovery date	27 October 1989
Designations
MPC designation	4868
Alternative names	1989 UN2
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	11522 days (31.55 yr)
Aphelion	2.0936324 AU (313.20295 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8274751 AU (273.38638 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.960554 AU (293.2947 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0678781
Orbital period	2.75 yr (1002.7 d)
Mean anomaly	300.9839°
Mean motion	0° 21^m 32.523^s / day
Inclination	22.10813°
Longitude of ascending node	187.51887°
Argument of perihelion	94.55186°
Earth MOID	0.906206 AU (135.5665 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.99082 AU (447.420 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.789
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	3.1422 h (0.13093 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.8

4868 Knushevia(1989 UN2) is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. 4868 Knushevia (Ukrainian: КНУШЕВІЯ; translit.: Knushevia) is an asteroid named after Kyiv University (full name Ukrainian: Київський Національний Університет ім. Т.Шевченка, translit.: Кyivs'kyj Natsional'nyj Universytet іmeni (name) Shevchenka) in 2002. Named for the great achievement of the Kyiv University in the education, science and culture of Ukraine, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Ukraine.

References

1. "4868 Knushevia (1989 UN2)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

External links

• 4868 Knushevia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters