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967 Helionape

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Discovered by
  
W. Baade

Alternative names
  
1921 KV; A922 AB

Aphelion
  
2.5998 AU (388.92 Gm)

Discovered
  
9 November 1921

Discoverer
  
Walter Baade

Discovery site
  
Hamburg Observatory

Discovery date
  
9 November 1921

Observation arc
  
91.53 yr (33433 days)

Perihelion
  
1.8516 AU (277.00 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid family
  
Flora family

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Walter Baade discoveries
  
944 Hidalgo, 1036 Ganymed, 1566 Icarus

967 Helionape is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family of Main Belt asteroids. Its diameter is about 12 km and it has an albedo of 0.178 [1].

References

967 Helionape Wikipedia