9069 Hovland
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 16 July 1993 |
| Designations | |
| (9069) Hovland | |
Named after | Larry E. Hovland (JPL engineer) |
| 1993 OV · 1991 XF5 | |
| main-belt · Hungaria | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 25.51 yr (9,319 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.1397 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.6865 AU |
| 1.9131 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1185 |
| 2.65 yr (966 days) | |
| 287.14° | |
| 0° 22m 21s / day | |
| Inclination | 19.574° |
| 247.91° | |
| 171.12° | |
| Known satellites | 1 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2.9±0.4 km 3.51 km (calculated) |
| 4.2158±0.0001 h 4.217 h 4.2173±0.0001 h 4.2174±0.0007 h | |
| 0.3 (assumed) 0.373±0.089 | |
| E | |
| 14.2 · 14.40±0.03 | |
9069 Hovland, provisional designation 1993 OV, is a stony binary Hungaria asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 16 July 1993, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States, and later named for American JPL engineer Larry Hovland.