2348 Michkovitch
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. B. Protić |
| Discovery site | Belgrade Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 January 1939 |
| Designations | |
| (2348) Michkovitch | |
Named after | Vojislav Mišković (Serbian astronomer) |
| 1939 AA · 1958 GR 1965 DA · 1975 XA5 1978 QH1 | |
| main-belt · Erigone | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 78.28 yr (28,590 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8089 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9862 AU |
| 2.3975 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1716 |
| 3.71 yr (1,356 days) | |
| 60.159° | |
| 0° 15m 55.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.6718° |
| 186.37° | |
| 295.73° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.595±0.098 4.802±0.078 km 15.33 km (calculated) |
| 28 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) 0.8441±0.1248 0.917±0.151 | |
| C | |
| 12.4 · 12.8 · 13.07±0.31 | |
2348 Michkovitch, provisional designation 1939 AA, is a presumed carbonaceous Erigone asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Serbian astronomer Milorad Protić at Belgrade Observatory on 10 January 1939. The asteroid was named after Serbian astronomer Vojislav Mišković.