Discovered by G. N. Neujmin Alternative names 1914 UF Aphelion 3.5930 AU (537.51 Gm) Discovered 25 January 1914 Discovery site Simeiz Observatory | Discovery date 25 January 1914 Observation arc 89.79 yr (32797 d) Perihelion 2.8462 AU (425.79 Gm) Absolute magnitude 9.5 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 679 Pax, 188 Menippe, 540 Rosamunde | ||
781 Kartvelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin on January 25, 1914. It was named after the nation of Georgia.
This object is the namesake of a family of 49–232 asteroids that share similar spectral properties and orbital elements; hence they may have arisen from the same collisional event. All members have a relatively high orbital inclination.
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