Discovered by E. F. Helin Alternative names 1989 UN2 Discovered 27 October 1989 Discoverer Eleanor F. Helin Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 27 October 1989 Observation arc 11522 days (31.55 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory MPC designation 4868 | |
Aphelion 2.0936324 AU (313.20295 Gm) Perihelion 1.8274751 AU (273.38638 Gm) Similar Solar System, Asteroid belt, 4015 Wilson–Harrington, Sun, 6489 Golevka | ||
4868 Knushevia(1989 UN2) is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. 4868 Knushevia (Ukrainian: КНУШЕВІЯ; translit.: Knushevia) is an asteroid named after Kyiv University (full name Ukrainian: Київський Національний Університет ім. Т.Шевченка, translit.: Кyivs'kyj Natsional'nyj Universytet іmeni (name) Shevchenka) in 2002. Named for the great achievement of the Kyiv University in the education, science and culture of Ukraine, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Ukraine.
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