868 Lova

868 Lova

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	26 April 1917
Designations
Alternative names	1917 BU
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	96.35 yr (35193 days)
Aphelion	3.1063 AU (464.70 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2991 AU (343.94 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.7027 AU (404.32 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14934
Orbital period	4.44 yr (1622.9 d)
Mean anomaly	273.570°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 18.552^s / day
Inclination	5.8379°
Longitude of ascending node	115.797°
Argument of perihelion	287.076°
Earth MOID	1.31472 AU (196.679 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.3023 AU (344.42 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.343
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	26.235±0.75 km
Rotation period	41.3 h (1.72 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0524±0.003
Spectral type	C-type
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.22

868 Lova is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

References

1. "868 Lova (1917 BU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

External links

• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
• 868 Lova at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters