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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