page_title: 867 Kovacia
hierarchical_section_title: 867 Kovacia
caption_attribution_description: English: 3D convex shape model of 867 Kovacia, computed using light curve inversion techniques. J. Hanuš, J. Ďurech, M. Brož, B. D. Warner&#32;(June 2011).&#32;"A study of asteroid pole-latitude distribution based on an extended set of shape models derived by the lightcurve inversion method". Astronomy and Astrophysics&#32;530: A134. DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201116738. ISSN 0004-6361. arXiv
context_page_description: 867 Kovacia is an elongated, dark asteroid and member of the Hygiea family from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 25 February 1917, by astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory in Austria. The carbonaceous C/B-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.7 hours and measures approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was named after Austrian physician Friedrich Kovacs.
context_section_description: 867 Kovacia (prov. designation: A917 DH or 1917 BS) is an elongated, dark asteroid and member of the Hygiea family from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 25 February 1917, by astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory in Austria. The carbonaceous C/B-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.7 hours and measures approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) in diameter. It was named after Austrian physician Friedrich Kovacs (1861–1931).
caption: Modelled shape of Kovacia from its lightcurve
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