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8339 Kosovichia

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q1336589

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
8338 Ralhan[3]
Followed by
8340 Mumma[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.2, +13.39[16][17]
Albedo
+0.09[35]
Apoapsis
+3.738, +3.735875402806249[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+159.27263, +160.1468018548741[30][31]
Diameter
+11.625[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Nikolai Chernykh[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+214.80267, +214.8293032665794[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+255.29115, +19.61303579405123[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.17 (0.17–0.17, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+0.21726, +0.2188998654532659[18][19]
Orbital period
+5.69, +2075.141332575962[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.6377522, +2.632023573554302[28][29]
Provisional designation
1979 QD8, 1985 RM6, 1991 WH, 1993 BX4[7][8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1879811, +3.183949488180276[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 15, 1985[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460887.444941018[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 8339 Kosovichia en Kosovichia de (8339) Kosovichia fa سیارک ۸۳۳۹ ru (8339) 1985 RM6 ru Kosovichia ru 1991 WH ru 1979 QD8 ru 1985 RM6 ru 1993 BX4 uk 8339 Косовічія zh 小行星8339
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y619c
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008339
Minor Planet Center body ID
8339

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Nikolai Chernykh
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8340 Mumma
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8340 Mumma
Follows 1
8338 Ralhan
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
8338 Ralhan
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
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Nikolai Chernykh

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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