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1073 Gellivara

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Discovered by
  
Johann Palisa

Alternative names
  
1923 OW

Discovered
  
14 September 1923

Discoverer
  
Johann Palisa

Discovery site
  
Vienna Observatory

Discovery date
  
14 September 1923

Observation arc
  
33778 days (92.48 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Gällivare

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
3.79302 AU (567.428 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.5639748 AU (383.56517 Gm)

Similar
  
242 Kriemhild, 220 Stephania, 276 Adelheid, 265 Anna, 142 Polana

1073 Gellivara is an asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 14, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OW. It was named after the small town of Gällivare in Sweden, where astronomers witnessed the total eclipse of the sun in 1927. It is a member of the Themis family

This was the latest and one of the highest numbered minor planets discovered by noted asteroid discovered Johann Palisa, and was discovered in September 1923 from Vienna. (See also 14309 Defoy)

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1073 Gellivara Wikipedia